PEARCE v. STOKES

No. A-5666.

291 S.W.2d 309 (1956)

Tom W. PEARCE, Petitioner, v. Pat STOKES et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 23, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byrd, Shaw & Weeks, Abilene, for petitioner.

Archer & Overshiner, Abilene, for respondents.


CALVERT, Justice.

The question to be decided in this case is this: Must a court, in a suit by the administrator of the estate of a deceased mortgagor of non-homestead real property in which there is no evidence of claims against the estate of higher priority than secured claims, set aside a sale of such property made after the death of the mortgagor under a power of sale in a deed of trust? The trial court answered the question in the negative. The Court of Civil...

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