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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FT. WORTH v. BAPTIST BIBLE SEM.

No. A-8158.

347 S.W.2d 587 (1961)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FORT WORTH, Petitioner, v. BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Joe Loe, Fannin & Fannin, Fort Worth, for petitioner.

Brewster, Pannell, Leeton & Dean, Fort Worth, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Justice.

The First Baptist Church of Fort Worth brought this suit against the Seminary and others. The question is which of the two has title to a tract of land known as the Sweet Dormitory tract. The Seminary, by ordinary warranty deed, conveyed the property to the Church. The Seminary contends that a resolution of its directors shows as a matter of law that the deed was not intended to convey title to the property but was in the nature of a mortgage to...

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