Smith v. Brown

Citations

• 66 Tex. 543
• 1 S.W. 573
• 1886 Tex. LEXIS 560

Syllabus

<p>1. Case approved—The decision in Brown v. Chambers, 63 Tex., 131, as to the sufficiency of descriptions in sheriff’s deeds, approved.</p> <p>2. Construction—Conveyance—The lawful intent of the parties to a written instrument is to be looked to and must govern. To discover that intent the situation of the parties and the subject matter at the time of contracting should b$?considered; the whole deed should be taken together, and, if possible, effect given to all its parts. See the opinion for the language of a conveyance investing the grantee with the legal title in trust for his children.</p>