Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
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the third Monday "a July, A. ID. 1928,
the city OF Brownsville. Texas, on
the same being the 18th day Of July.
"A. ID. 1928. then ana there 70 answer
n petition filed In said Court on the
Goth day of January. A. ID. 1928. IN
a suit. numbered on the docket OF
said Court. No. 1922. wherein James
Dickinson Farm Mortgage Company
is plaintiff. and w. III. Massey and
Leslie B. Ward are defendants: the
nature of plaintiffs demand being
substantially. as follows. to-wit:
That. BY deed recorded i'm Volume
LAG on pages 26S-27O of the Deed
Records OF Cameron County. Texas,
James Dickinson Farm Mortgage
Company. a Texas corporation, con-
veyed to defendant. W. II. Massey. a
certain tract Of land in Cameron
County. Texas. being the n. 5.57
acres OF Farm Block No. IL OF the
III Jardin Heights Subdivision. Sur
vey No. 81, Subdivision ID. Share 70
OF the Espiritu Santo Grant. accord
ing 20 map and plat thereof. record
ed in Volume 5 on Jage 40 Of the
Map Records of cameron County,
Texas. retaining in said deed Of con-
~veyance. a vendors lien to secure
the payment Of five promissory VEN
doris lien notes. numbered is i'm
elusive. each for The principal sum
OF $223.60. dated January %. 1925.
due | each respectively. on or before
January Goth for the years 1926.
1927. 1928. 1929 and 1880. payable
to plaintiff, which Is a Missouri
corporation. bearing interest from
date until maturity az the rate OF 9
per cent per annum and thereafter,
until paid az the rate Of 10 per cent
per annum. interest payable semi
annually OF July 20 and January 20
Of each year. the maker. w. III. Mas
sey agreeing that il the particular
note is not paid when due. "a pay
all costs of collection and 10 per
cent Of the unpaid principal and in
terest for attorneys fees. past due
interest and attorneys fees TO draw
interest at the rate of 10 per cent
per annum; providing that If the par
ticular not or any installment Of in.
terest thereon be not paid when due.
then the holder may. at his election,
declare the entirety ~ the series due
and payable: that Note No. / or said
series has been paid: that no inter.
est has been paid on Notes 2-5 in.
elusive since January 20. 1926; that
Note No. ? of said series is past
due and unpaid and. although plain.
tiff. the present owner and holder
of said notes numbered 2-5, has re.
peatedly requested and demanded OF
defendants TO pay the same. they
have each failed and refused 10 dc
20 end do now fail and refuse 50
10 dc: that because OF such defaul,
OF defendant. plaintiff has elected Il
declare the entirety or the notes W
said series due and payable and ha.
placed n same in the hands 81
west a. Hightower. Attorneys, foI
collection, thereby causing the 10 PEI
cent attorneys fees provided FOL
therein, TO become due and payable
that the defendant. Leslie b. WARD
= asserting some right or ownership
IN the above property.
Plaintiff prays Judgment for il.
debt. damages and costs: that il.
lien be fixed. established and de
creed foreclosed and that ID have
relief generally.
HEREIN FAIL NOT. but have yot
before said Court on the first da,
OF next term thereof this writ with
your return thereon. showing how
you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal oI
said court. at office in the city q
Brownsville. Texas. this the 18th a.;
Of May. "A. ID. 1928.
Witness Jno. p. Seaman. ClerI
of District Court in ara fol
Cameron County. Texas. VI
by NJ. j. McTiernan. Deputy.
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