Jackson v. Palmer
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Liberty. Tried below before the Hon. Edwin Hobby. Suit begun May 15, 1873, by John and James Jackson, as executors of Hugh Jackson, deceased, joined by John Jackson, Jr., James Jackson, Jr., Decandia Barrow and her husband, Solomon Barrow, (the last four, save Solomon Barrow, being the children of Hugh Jackson and Elizabeth Jacksou, deceased, and their sole surviving heirs and legatees,) in trespass to try title, in the District Court of Liberty county, against…
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Appeal from Liberty. Tried below before the Hon. Edwin Hobby. Suit begun May 15, 1873, by John and James Jackson, as executors of Hugh Jackson, deceased, joined by John Jackson, Jr., James Jackson, Jr., Decandia Barrow and her husband, Solomon Barrow, (the last four, save Solomon Barrow, being the children of Hugh Jackson and Elizabeth Jacksou, deceased, and their sole surviving heirs and legatees,) in trespass to try title, in the District Court of Liberty county, against Pinckney L. Palmer, for twelve-acre lot number 3 in block 19, in the town of Liberty, Palmer being then in possession of…
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Associate Justice.
The controlling question in this case is as to the legal effect of the sale and conveyance by the executors of Hugh Jackson to W. O. Abbott, and the contemporaneous mortgage given by Abbott to said executors to secure the purchase-money notes for the lot conveyed to him, said mortgage embracing several other lots, the property of Abbott, as well as the lot bought by him.
Our opinion is, that the legal effect of these instruments was to make the contract executory, and that the superior title to the lot remained in the heirs and executors of the estate of Hugh Jackson,…
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