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· 7/1/1874

Wright v. Rhodes

Citations

  • 42 Tex. 523

Syllabus

<p>Judgment-lien. A judgment rendered in October, 1865, and recorded in February, 1866, operated as a lien on all lands of the judgment-creditor situated in the county where the judgment was recorded, for four years after the date of registry, and had priority over a mortgage-lien subsequenty created in favor of a third party within the four years ; nor was this priority lost hy a failure to re-register the j udgment within four years, if suit was brought within this period, to subject the mortgaged property to the satisfaction of the judgment.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing the difference between an assignment of a policy and an assignment solely of the proceeds
  • noting that, in the event of an assignment of the right to recover insurance proceeds, “the claimant’s right to recover is based upon the insured’s right and can rise no higher.” (citing 6A C.J.S. Assignments § 88 (1975)
  • factual issues should be determined first at trial level
  • factual issues should be determined first at trial level

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Judges: Devine, McAdoo

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