United States Fifth Circuit

A parcel of community property was the sole-management community property of a debtor, thus a lender did not have notice that a bankruptcy debtor could not encumber his wife's interest in the parcel, and the lender could rely on the debtor's authority to encumber it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2002
• Published 07/12/2002

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deborah Smith McClure, Amarillo, TX, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott McLaurin Higginbotham, Dumas, TX, for Appellees.