Steenland v. Texas Commerce Bank National Ass'n

SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the trial court appointing a receiver to sell appellant’s homestead property and apply the excess nonexempt value (as determined by the court in a nonjury hearing) to satisfy a final judgment previously obtained by ap-pellee herein.

Initially, appellant Nelson C. Steenland was sued on certain promissory notes in a separate but related action by appellee, Texas Commerce Bank National Association (hereafter “the Bank”). On August 1, 1980, judgment was recovered by appellee Bank against Steenland in such action for the sum of $511,996.62,…