Reeves v. Goodner

Citations

• 44 Tex. 249

Syllabus

<p>1. Homestead.—In insolvent estates, under the probate act of 1848, the homestead descended to the widow and children of the deceased in fee, free from all express lien creditors.</p> <p>2. Same.—Creditors secured by trust deed signed and duly acknowledged by the husband and wife upon the homestead, after the death of both the grantors and the majority of their children, cannot enforce the lien, even though the premises have been abandoned as homestead.</p>