Bristow v. City Inv. Co.

CODY, Justice.

This, is a suit in trespass to try title and to recover possession of 30 acres of land in Fort Bend county. The facts are these:

Both parties claim under George H. Moore as the common source of title. In 1926 Moore mortgaged the 30-acre tract involved in this suit, along with about 600 acres additional, to the Federal Land Bank to secure a loan of $11,500. The loan was payable on the amortization plan in something over 30 years. While it could be paid at the end of 5 years, or at other times specified in the mortgage after the 5-year period,- there was no provision whereby the…