Sanders v. Treend

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

This suit originated in the District. Court of Harris County as a suit upon a promissory note, in connection with which foreclosure was sought upon a chattel mortgage given to secure its payment. Trial was before the court without a jury, and resulted in judgment for the defendant, who is appellee in this Court. In affirming that judgment, we consider the following statement of the facts as necessary to our discussion:

Pauline Sanders, who was plaintiff in the trial court, was at one time the wife of the defendant Cecil Treend. One child, Robert James Treend, was born to…