Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1916

Lawrence v. Story & Clark Piano Co.

Lawrence v. Story & Clark Piano Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 4, 1916 · Willson
183 S.W. 1187; 1916 Tex. App. LEXIS 201 (South Western Reporter)

Lawrence v. Story & Clark Piano Co.

Opinion of the Court

WILLSON, C. J.

This was a proceeding under the statute to try the right of property in a piano levied upon while in appellant’s possession by virtue of an order of sale issued on a judgment in appellee’s favor against Annie Lawrence for $297, and foreclosing the lien of a mortgage on “one Weiler player piano No. 56388.” In accordance with the judgment, the writ directed the sheriff to seize and sell “Weiler player piano No. 5638S.” The piano levied upon and claimed by appellant was Weiler player piano No. 56338. The appeal is from a judgment determining that this piano was the one specified in the writ and subject to it.

The piano covered by the mortgage foreclosed was not otherwise described in either the judgment or order of sale issued on it than as above stated, to wit, “Weiler player piano No. 56388.” Appellant contended in the court below, and contends here, that the seizure while in his possession of piano No. 56338 was not authorized by the writ against piano No. 56388. We think the contention should be sustained. If the piano levied upon in fact was the one mortgaged to ap-pellee, and it was by mistake described in the mortgage as No. 56388, instead of No. 56338, the instrument should have been reformed in the foreclosure suit and foreclosed as reformed. Or, in that event, if the piano was correctly described in the mortgage, and by mistake was described as No. 56388 instead of 56338 in the judgment, it should have been corrected in some way authorized by law, and the writ should have conformed to the judgment as corrected. It is plain, we *1188 think, that where two articles are not otherwise distinguishable than by a number, a writ directing the seizure and sale of one of them by its number does not authorize the seizure and sale of the other.

The judgment will be reversed, and judgment will be here rendered in favor of appellant

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