Hurst v. Crawford
Hurst v. Crawford
Opinion of the Court
W. L. Crawford sued Mrs. T. M. Hurst, J. L. Westfall, and M. B. Duncan, alleging: That H. Hurst, the husband of Mrs. T. M. Hurst, had as part of the consideration for the conveyance to him by A. J. and Veda Spruill of 200 acres of land in Frio county assumed the payment of a note for $2,300 to Wm. Boon and I. H. Clemons theretofore executed by said Spruills in part payment for, and secured by a deed of trust on, a tract of 413 acres, out of which said 200 acres was taken, and also executed to said Spruill four notes,' one for $500 and three for $696 each; that a vendor’s lien was expressly retained in said deed to Hurst to secure the payment of said notes; that, plaintiff is the owner and holder of said notes; that H. Hurst died, and his wife qualified as survivor of the community estate of herself and her husband, gave bond in terms required by law, signed by her as principal and by defendants Westfall and Dunc-an as sureties, and took possession of such community estate. It was further alleged that by reason of these facts “each of said defendants have become and are liable to plaintiff to the value of said community estate so taken possession of in payment of said obligations of the said H. Hurst, which said obligations plaintiff alleges to be community debts of the said H. & T. M. Hurst” Nonpayment was alleged, and the facts showing right to recover attorney’s fees. .The prayer was that plaintiff have judgment against Mrs. Hurst, as community survivor, for his debt evidenced by said notes, and for foreclosure of liens, and against defendants Westfall and Duncan for any deficiency existing by reason of said judgment after said sales, to the amount of the value of the community estate delivered the defendant T. M. Hurst, as survivor in community, and for general relief.
Mrs. Hurst filed a plea of privilege, which was continued without prejudice, and at the following term on February 3, 1919, a controverting affidavit was filed. On February 4, 1919, the suit was dismissed as to West-fall, the plea of privilege overruled, and judgment entered in favor of plaintiff.
The case has been brought to this court by Mrs. Hurst and Duncan by writ of error. The record contains no findings of fact or statement of facts. The judgment contains a finding by the court that Mrs. Hurst and Duncan are liable to plaintiff for the amount due on all of said notes to the extent of the value of the estate of H. Hurst, deceased, at the time of the execution and filing of the bond given by Mrs. Hurst as community ad-ministratrix, and that said liability existed *285 by reason of the fact that H. Hurst was personally and primarily liable to the plaintiff for the full amount of principal, interest, and attorney’s fees on all of said notes. Upon this finding'is based the judgment, which is against “the defendants” for $3,277.90 and for foreclosure of the vendor’s lien against Mrs. Hurst, as community survivor of the estate of H. Hurst, deceased, upon the 200 acres described in the petition, and against “the defendants” for $2,884.68 and foreclosure of a deed of trust lien against Mrs. Hurst, as community survivor of the estate of H. Hurst, deceased, upon the 413 acres described in the petition. The judgment, after providing for the issuance of an order of sale and directing the application of the proceeds of the sale, provides further that, if the land shall not sell for enough to pay off and satisfy the judgment, the officer shall “make the balance due against the defendants not to 3'xceod the amount of the bond by them executed and filed in behalf of the defendant Mrs). T. M. Hurst, as survivor in community of the estate of H. Hurst, deceased, in the probate court of Stonewall county, Tex., as under execution.”
It may safely be assumed that no mistake was made with respect to the location of the land upon which foreclosure of liens was sought. We therefore see no prospect-of Mrs. Hurst being able to sustain her plea by proof.
The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.
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