Clayton v. Preston
Citations
- 54 Tex. 418
- 1881 Tex. LEXIS 43
Syllabus
<p>1. Judgment.—A judgment rendered in the district court after the death of the original party plaintiff or defendant, can only be regarded on appeal as unauthorized and void, when the transcript fails to show that the legal representative of the deceased party was made a party in the court below.</p>
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- noting with approval the “widely accepted general rule that a mortgage or deed of trust and a note or bond secured by it are to be deemed parts of one transaction and construed together as such . . . .”
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Judges: Moore
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