White v. Hix’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. “It is thoroughly settled that one who claims a superior equitable title to land as against one who has purchased from the holder of the legal title must show that such purchaser did not purchase for value or purchased with notice of the outstanding equity. Teagarden v. R. B. Godley Lumber Co., 105 Tex. 616 , 154 S. W. 973 ; Commonwealth B. & L. Ass’n v. Howard (Tex. Civ. App.) 61 S. W. (2d) 546 ; Moore v. Humble Oil & Ref. Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 85 S. W. (2d) 943 , 944; Tarkenton v. Marshall (Tex. Civ. App.) 91 S. W. (2d) 473 . The same rule applies in favor of lien holders. Texas Loan Agency v. Taylor, 88 Tex. 47 , 29 S. W. 1057 ; McAlpine v. Burnett, 23 Tex. 649 , 650.”

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