Powell v. Pioneer Building & Loan Ass'n

A brief preliminary statement of the transactions out of which this suit arose will aid in understanding the issues involved.

T. H. Weempe, joined by his wife, Mrs. Sallie L. Weempe (now Mrs. Sallie L. Powell and appellant herein), on June 7, 1930, entered into a written contract with Jones Building Corporation, hereinafter called Building Corporation, for the purchase of the house and lot involved herein. Said contract contained the following recital: "Said corporation is the owner of the land and premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 11 in Block 7, Higginson Addition to Waco, Texas. The…