Read v. Allen
Citations
- 58 Tex. 380
- 1883 Tex. LEXIS 32
Syllabus
<p>1. Judgment.— A judgment against a tenant rendered m a cause to which his landlord is not a party, and of which he had no notice, cannot affect the landlord’s title. Such judgment and the proceedings on which it was rendered are admissible in a suit against the landlord, involving title to the land, only for the purpose of showing when his possession held through the tenant ceased to be a peaceable possession, and for no other purpose.</p> <p>2. Judgment.— It is a rule of universal application that the rights of no one shall be concluded by a judgment rendered in a suit to which he is not a party.</p>
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- substitute trustee’s deed, which recites compliance with all conditions of the deed of trust, is prima facie evidence of the validity of the foreclosure sale
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Judges: Stayton
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