Dixon v. Henderson

WILLIAMS, Justice.

A deed executed by F. L. Dixon on March 9, 1925, filed for record October 7, 1930, purports to convey to M. B. Henderson in fee simple a 50-acre tract of land out of the P. P. Rains Survey in Gregg County, Texas, the tract here in controversy, with general warranty of title. The “premises” in this deed as to the grantors, reads: “That we, F. L. Dixon (commonly known as Phil Dixon) and wife Bettie Dixon.” The latter did not sign or acknowledge the deed. She was the second wife of F. L. Dixon and owned no interest in the fee. A clause in this deed which immediately follows the…