Bidwell v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nueces County ; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by A. T. Wood and husband against Bertha D. Murphy, R. O. Bidwell, James M. Taylor, and others to recover the amount of a note and to foreclose a vendor’s lien retained to secure it.
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Appeal from District Court, Nueces County ; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by A. T. Wood and husband against Bertha D. Murphy, R. O. Bidwell, James M. Taylor, and others to recover the amount of a note and to foreclose a vendor’s lien retained to secure it. Judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount of the note and for foreclosure, and for the defendant Taylor against the defendant Bidwell for the amount paid by defendant Taylor for the land, and defendant Bidwell appeals as to that part of the judgment in favor of defendant Taylor.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
A. T. Wood, joined by her husband, S. E. Wood, sued Bertha D. Murphy and her husband, L. E. Murphy, C. B. Buchanan, James M. Taylor, and R. 0. Bid-well to recover on a promissory note for $250 executed by Bertha D. Murphy to A. T. Gangwer, now A. T. Wood, and to foreclose a vendor’s lien on two lots of land in the town of Bishop, Tex., reserved in a deed of conveyance by Mrs. Gangwer to Mrs. Murphy. It was alleged that the Murphys had conveyed the land to Buchanan, who had assumed payment of the note, and Buchanan had conveyed to appellant, R. O. Bidwell, who also assumed payment of the note.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McBride v. BangussTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Bates v. BaconTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Cobb & Avery v. TrammellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895