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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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 oub-
BiBQUa&% 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 ano
or vast until bwh tmaofor be &a lxoouho& Motioa 6S bi thbrAeP
oloazl ostabllahor #to intoutioa b prolid that All 0al00 md0
la vi0 f ati0A of tllso Aat ohallk w i 4 had no 4 sflo aJ3.l pur utll
t&apr~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
wetloa Until Or aaloro i.af8m~tia bA# bee turniBh@ $0 the d-h-
%eat ahowing A OAAt~AAOUb lVOH 0hAiA Of titb t0 the ldombllo la
qubbtloa fnss ltb tirbt nlo i& t&i8 State tl, an4 iaolaU~$ the do-
OeC&Od perbOA+ BBllo wo darn that the Wztlflecrto et FItlo M?l-
6iOn 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 o r 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 applioanttm-4rm.
QJ4stloa 3. "mlla w4 Ba oorreot b fQllmdng th#
rOOOdUr0 ia 46666 Wham We h6W M OUt-
th6 nun@ d #aeoa$ other #&A the
M reqaert a prqar rssi@b
4r rhoal
say 666 all 6ab60 mt cuBor untfL
tit16 t0 th6 nOta V4hiOl4 $8 breug 5% ug te the ~eorarU
p4rf3aw
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~uadottab trotual 8ltuatloawflinu 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#mntto the aoter rotil6le in qua6-
tioa Wld~nud by pr~@nr ua t Of tb. 06rtiflO6t4 at title trM
6ll rubrequ6at cwn4r6 to 66d the &orated pawen.
@66tiOn 4. %I m6lty 666U them Uteri ha6 'bun no
ldatnlrtntlea l ear %a thm @a%#gaqwt~.iaralroa uA
them lCI slso Elmr ?wlr r t* 8a 8m* ¶a .r eluo o r t&
motor mhiole dO66 not turtiria probatingthe *It&O, #Is
&to protidod 6n 6rrldUit rot?6 t0 be enouted by CLBUX-
ViYing 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
o r TIPI,
detornlna 8h orlghtr 6r 6laamnlty runlror with refer-
MOO M oaarnualty pmpel%y in th1.seat.. la nfartlag te 6wh
8t&Ut66 t&O BqpW16 a0U.d Or lb60 In Yid@iity vni011h6Pr61iOO
a-nay TO. mmhiar, 19s 8. 9, (a) W8, statU a8 ra0-t
‘wothl&kthat it
tt(chtr,goPnn,@ad l,.bf.i&l,L%?: “t%h%%i!~
m#lt mt7irot a-8 fired end dote nubbyportinuit
rtatu L 8* without qwiurgtng undrr rnj 6t6tUt86 the
6urviplng rpeu66 ug rell the 4aramunityproperty 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 6WitOtOf 6 OmUJiity ha6 8Utbotity t6 13611
and usmey property or bhe emmalty ta order tie ad-
u6t SaQ dinobrgo oammtity d1bt8 ulthout @ia& timmigb
6 rOrI& pr#O66 Or pOrieOti4 uO6UOu&ty8dtIhiBttiS~
tlm and giiri~ required boaarg
In tha oa6e sr Grob6 t6. tir6t state B6llk0r Iilmhop
(aup.
8upreom oouri or Texar, la dls-
lUZ&OI t0 baDdL0OMBIMit~
rottbrgPrp000 0fwlryOcrpmgt
“Tha SM~T6t in O-tit 16 6UtbPFit&, without
qualltfing w&r any statute, L 6&l and marry om-
amity rop6styrrpey6mntei6~t 4o?m rim@
oofamWey property derbondr rubbfeot 8e iobtr 6) Mm-
Pluaityl6t6t6t"
*where 6666t6 or o a u 4 iul re8ete
sty are ia S66h
thorn an no &6bt6 unpaid,tfnr. h6 been 1106dmlnl6&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 zwoated br
4orinltoly 4oolQotl br e ho rourtm of
*bole atea, ati ax-4 thor4fom mm&ed
aDJ*tltrvib,~~*~k
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1whiole 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 ota-
tuto 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 $a 00mIounit~under Cbaptu 44 Tit10 54, A.rtio10565l lt
mired USlil Statutoryand (5) ‘By bolu appointed gum&m
%L •~s*M 0i the lnian aa0r 'Pith 59 mi0h 4108 et 00~
R479i06a oiw aktatsr, iom* Orebo ts* i’irrt. Stat* B&k oi B&p,
Iupr& If the stir of tbo notor *ss101e by the owvlving 8$xuIo 18
not bei mde to pay a c+mmmlty debt *aQ thoro nro aim obilmn,
St will% 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 t&B1
tSt1.0~ lai*br
ahMae. Qor bdng tur-
nirhedwith We thea br authorino4 to imumew-
tiflouto or title fro0 th*:ou.niting qbotrrr, when
the rturlriag;1 U&OF efthrrof tPI mt&U rbon
nBa ham po8ted Mitpiinabf $8, rrclpootiro rtatutrr,
tit10to the motor to 011, would peso to the purohaeor tmm ruca mu+
riling qouse oven thou& the tuads derivbd irat the @ale WI, 6hl-
t-d by thr atwnuity ~umlvor. In 6wh Went, th. ohildrw oould
3"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,
ea q mlna dl k r ea o n a m-
lml utntmed a ifaotr fl altore
wh lr hr ig h t br epwul *CMU in l
rtioular 4am, wo baliovo that to propulr e.arry out una offootueo
p he
” purposor of the lld0 aI rtato&.ln a&ion 1 .thomof rboroquad,
df.etatrr thr veo of the pmoeduro hemlnabovr aet out underthr
faatual rftuafloar prooontod, md eny lpplloaat aggrloywl by meh
pre0edua-a 10 sdeqvntel~ protooted by Seation 39 of the Aat protfdiag
fo rlppBal Yma the nfusnl of thr dqartment to iseuo the oortifi-
oat4 of title mquerbed.
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u-0 true that tha fongolag euffloiokrkly anmfU8 th4 qu*r-
tloar w&h you ha70 pxwmta&
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