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AUSTIN 

QROVER SELLERS 

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E6 a.#eulmtkatiEt&?*1a?.Kit10n o\ltl%wd in yew qumtfon, 

the rmoti titlo to thr autciimbllo 8taA8 ia the mm of the deo8ped 
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The aboto pmvloloa of th6 Oorttfloato af Title Aot rloarlr 

indlwtao that It lo tlm lntemtion or the Lbglblrd~n that all oubBiBQUa&% bd68 rfkr t&6 flPbb 04krO Of 4 BIOtOr v&dOlO h thib s&3tO 

shall bs A~ooaptloWl by d babtmr or tbo oortifloato ef title on 

woh motor vohiolo, end that 80 tltlo to my motor rehlole tie11 

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or vast until bwh tmaofor be &a l xoouho& Motioa 6S bi thbr Ae 

oloazl 

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ostabllahor #to intoutioa b 

la vi0 i 4 

prolid that All 0al00 md0 

ati0A of tllso Aat ohallk w 4 had no sflo aJ3.l pur utll t&a pr~tlrioam af thib aot ?mv* hoa hem l&o& tlth. .$a tlw 0800 of 

a1106 T* Lbhm6n (air, App.) 168 5.K (aa f PM‘ the carrl OAlBt 

1t lo t&rofon tho opluon or thlo a6pedim that it iB thb 

duty of tlw C!ortl?Soato of T&lo gdrloibn t@ wtcuo ths 1bbtmAeb or A 

oo&-tlfloato or t1uo ea4.r th8 fwtuol titwtioa 6utlllmu la Joiv 

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wetloa Until Or aaloro i.af8m~tia bA# bee turniBh@ $0 the d-heat ahowing A OAAt~AAOUb lVOH 0hAiA Of titb t0 the l dombllo la 

qubbtloa fnss ltb tirbt nlo i& t&i8 State tl, an4 iaolaU~$ the doOeC&Od perbOA+ BBllo wo darn that the Wztlflecrto et FItlo M?l6iOn kUi8 wide dlb9mtioIUIrt p6WWb h aQtfl¶htering a0 plWviWien0 Of 

the CertifiO6ta of Tit&4 hot, and that in bad ea8eb It #my br 

tiffloult for 0urrirl~g hosro te ho0 all r0=0r awo0rb or l rtatf~r 
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certftioatt taf tiU6, 6nU until rwh hat been WOCq1156h6d 6nd t&e 

r4oord thereor appear6 la tR0 if166 of your drp6rtma8 rhowing an 

unbrclrea ohalc of title to thhr applloant, you would not bo ju6tifled 

in ismhg a m-6 csrtirioats or titilr to an applioant tm-4rm. 

QJ4stloa 3. "mlla w4 Ba oorreot b fQllmdng th# 

rOOOdUr0 ia 46666 Wham We h6W M OUtth6 nun@ d #aeoa$ other #&A the 

4r rhoal M reqaert a prqar rssi@b 

say 666 all 6ab60 mt cuBor untfL 

tit16 t0 th6 nOta V4hiOl4 $8 breug 5% 

p4rf3aw 

ug te the ~eorarU 

We b6M.400 th6t uu diuuulea and 8new4r to your quutlor 

me 8 6bbn 6a90w6x~ -6~ m -6tf08k PP. 81 6fkd it $0 tw0. 

rwaplt 0 Inlea thst~uadot tab trotual 8ltuatloa wflinu ir r00h 

qU66tiCHl t E at before fOU rOti& b6 jU68ifi.d in i60Uiin8 6 OOrf~b6t6 

M title to the 6ppllOant thoretor, there nubt bo a oontinuoos ehaln 

or title or reoord in your dopar#mnt to the aoter rotil6le in qua6- 

tioa Wld~nud by pr~@nr ua 

6ll rubrequ6at cwn4r6 to 66d 

t Of tb. 06rtiflO6t4 at title trM 

the &orated pawen. 

@66tiOn 4. %I m6lty 666U them Uteri ha6 'bun no 

l datnlrtntlea l ear %a thm @a%# gaqwt~.iaralroa uA 

them l CI slso Elmr ?wlrr t* 8a 8m* ¶a . r eluo or t& 

motor mhiole dO66 not turtiria probating the *It&O, #Is 

&to protidod 6n 6rrldUit rot?6 t0 be enouted by CL BUXViYing 6oUSO When they 6re 6611.ing th4 &OtO? Y6hi618 to 

pay oQamdty d4bt6 aOld 611 ndrxw h6lin 6re list66 la 

riaao, but 16 8hera 6a9 way we earl iscrue tiuo &n the BM@ 

ot a 6unlrlag 6POU66 rher6 then are minor h6ire i6rctlvaU 

witheut +dtdnistretioa proo44dfngS or ui#oUt qu6litieetion 

at gwardhn or the mlnerr? %6tio requir6dia 6 ritilar 

CBBB, them Kerr em Binor htir6 involved aab the atofor 

;zt;;z LB 6old but not ror t&e purpose or paying wnmunlty 
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Hon. b* 0. Gnu * Pam 9 

AF8iOh6 5661) tbrOU#I Saw Or 8h6 R6Vi6u ClVu Blie8U806 

or TIPI, detornlna 8h o rlghtr 6r 6 l aamnlty runlror with referMOO M oaarnualty pmpel%y in th1.s eat.. la nfartlag te 6wh 

8t&Ut66 t&O BqpW16 a0U.d Or lb60 In Yid@iity vni011 h6Pr61iOO 

a-nay TO. mmhiar, 19s 8. 9, (a) W8, statU a8 ra0-t 

‘wo thl&k that it tt(chtr, goPnn, @ad l,.bf.i&l,L%?: “t%h%%i!~ 

m#lt 

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mt7irot a-8 fired end dote nubbyportinuit 

rtatu 8* without qwiurgtng undrr rnj 6t6tUt86 the 

6urviplng rpeu66 ug rell the 4aramunity property ta 

py &i?aLnity debtr." 

raaln in the 0686 or &&ht, et al, T6a Tamehill BrOthar6 

(civ. >.) la0 9. W. (81 SUe, the Court has the ioll6wing to say! 

“A 6WitOt Of 6 OmUJiity ha6 8Utbotity t6 13611 

and usmey property or bhe emmalty ta order tie adu6t SaQ dinobrgo oammtity d1bt8 ulthout @ia& timmigb 

6 rOrI& pr#O66 Or pOrieOti4 uO6UOu&ty 8dtIhiBttiS~ 

tlm and giiri~ required boaarg 

In tha oa6e sr Grob6 t6. tir6t state B6llk 0r Iilmhop (aup. 

8upreom oouri or Texar, la dlsl UZ&OI t0 baDdL0 OMBIMit~ 

rottbrgPrp000 0fwlryOcrpmgt 

“Tha SM~T6t in O-tit 

qualltfing w&r any statute, L 

16 6UtbPFit&, without 

6&l and marry omamity rop6styrrpey6mntei6~t 

oofamW e y property derbondr rubbfeot 8e i 

4o?m rim@ 

obtr 6) MmPluaity l 6t6t6t" 

*where 6666t6 or o a u4 iul re8ete sty are ia S66h 

thorn an no &6bt6 unpaid, tfnr. h6 been 110 6 dmlnl6&6- 

tion 0r tbr u8ete, and there 16 no n60666lty ra any, 

then upon d66t.h of either h-baa4 or wife, oemmnity 

86tate VWt6 one-ha in surTiror St6 the other h6l.f la 
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St ma thu8rom rppu art the mnttus 

4orinltoly 4oolQotl br e 

zwoated br 

ho rourtm of 

*bole atea, ati 

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ax-4 thor4fom mm&ed 

1whiole 

aDJ*tltrvib,~~*~k 

18 Ming Mid to P&f aanuQunlt7 (0 F” tr 

to fswm tho ~sortiilcato of title o?on thou& 

There are throo mthodo provided by otatuto through vhiah the nwvivor oea take possooeion of the sawmaity 

es6atot (XI By tak3ng out edadnlotration ua6or pitlo 54 Artlolr 

St90 ot 68Q*, Fmlsed Cl~il Statutoa 19851 (0) By qwrjfying aa 

llUrd,OY $a 00mIounit~ under Cbaptu 44 Tit10 54, A.rtio10 565l l t 

mired USlil Statutory and (5) ‘By bolu appointed gum&m 

%L •~s*M 0i the lnian aa0r 'Pith 59 mi0h 4108 et 00~ 

R479i06a oiw aktatsr, iom* Orebo ts* i’irrt. Stat* B&k oi B&p, 

Iupr& 

not bei 

If the stir of tbo notor *ss101e by the owvlving 8$xuIo 18 

St will% 

mde to pay a c+mmmlty debt *aQ thoro nro aim obilmn, 

aehasary tar your doQartm& to be furnlohed 'Mdenoe 

that tbr sur*itbg I 0\100, be8 't&Ufied \mdu o&a ef tba aboto mtaod8 

in orarr te WalMy tL 1 

nirhed with We 

tSt1. 0~ t&B1 lai*br ahMae. Qor bdng turtiflouto or title 

thea br authorino4 to imum ewfro0 th*:ou.niting qbotrrr, when 

the rturlriag; 1 

nBa ham po8ted 

U&OF efthrr of tPI mt&U rbon 

tit10 to the motor to 

Mitpiina bf $8, rrclpootiro rtatutrr, 

011, would peso to the purohaeor tmm ruca mu+ 

riling qouse oven thou& the tuads derivbd irat the @ale WI, 6hl3" 

t-d by thr atwnuity ~umlvor. In 6wh Went, th. ohildrw oould 

Wtothobon& n&Uaotta thapumhaau (dtheeutersobile. m 

tid*litl wai= farUrtEO0 tb%pUQ’ TO. BIttOtilU, IgPm, md XoFarlaad 

wee Beaten, ltd 6. If. 5nd 919, rtfigsd in 154 8. w. &a 1058, 

l ml utntmed a i faotr wh lr h r ig h t 

ea q ml 

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na d l k r ea o n a ml altore br epwul *CMU in l 

p î 

rtioular 4am, wo baliovo that to propulr e.arry out una offootueo 

he purposor of the lld0 aI rtato&.ln a&ion 1 .thomof rboro quad, 

df.etatrr thr veo of the pmoeduro hemlnabovr aet out under thr 

faatual rftuafloar prooontod, md eny l pplloaat aggrloywl by meh 

pre0edua-a 10 sdeqvntel~ protooted by Seation 39 of the Aat protfdiag 

for l ppBal Yma the nfusnl of thr dqartment to iseuo the oortifioat4 of title mquerbed. 
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u-0 true that tha fongolag euffloiokrkly anmfU8 th4 qu*rtloar w&h you ha70 pxwmta& 

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