Chaney v. Maupin’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Indeed, considering the strict construction applicable to deeds of trust and authority of trustees thereunder, we think the renewal instrument of 1934 was insufficient as a contract lien on said Lot 28; the mortgagee’s remedy being by recourse to the courts for reformation of the transaction antecedent to a judicial foreclosure. Hart v. Estelle, Tex.Civ. App., 34 S.W.2d 665 , affirmed by Sup. Ct, 55 S.W.2d 510 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kimberly Development Corp. v. First State Bank of Greens Bayou