Mitchell v. Ireland

Citations

• 54 Tex. 301
• 1881 Tex. LEXIS 22

Syllabus

<p>1. Description—Levy.—See statement of case and opinion for description of land in a levy of execution and a sheriff's deed, held to be too vague and indefinite.</p> <p>2. Sheriff’s sale.— A sheriff’s deed to land, based on an execution sale made after the return day of the execution, is a nullity,</p> <p>3. Cases approved.—Hester v. Duprey, 46 Tex., 626, approved.</p> <p>4. Description.—Less indulgence will be shown in favor of descriptions of property contained in deeds based on compulsory sales under judicial process, than of those contained in deeds between private parties.</p>