Legal Opinion

Greenwald v. Roberts

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1871PublishedCited by 4 opinions

EROM HAYWOOD. Appeal by defendant, February Term, 1871, from a decree of tbe Chancery Court at Brownsville, in favor of complainant.

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EROM HAYWOOD. Appeal by defendant, February Term, 1871, from a decree of tbe Chancery Court at Brownsville, in favor of complainant. James EehtRess, Cb. 1. Tbe sale from Natban to Simon Greenwald, tbe complainant, though inoperative and void as to Bond, tbe attaching creditor, is good between the parties themselves: Code, 3507; Burrough v. Brooks, 3 Head, 392. And being good against Natban Greenwald, Boberts, who bought bis interest, cannot be hoard to say that tbe conveyances were invalid. This is true, also, under tbe general rule of lis ;pendens: 2 Sto. Eq., § 908; Metcalf v. Bulvertoft, 2…

1Opinion of the CourtNioholsoN, C. J.

On the 24th of November, 1866, Nathan Green-wald conveyed the lands in controversy to Simon Greenwald, and executed deeds, which were registered on the — day of ---, 1866.

On the 6th of April, 1868, the same lands were sold, under a decree of the Chancery Court, in the case of Bond v. Greenwald,1 at which sale, A. "W. Roberts was the purchaser, at the sum of $2,580, which was paid in cash. The sale was confirmed *498at the September Term, 1868, and the title divested out of Bond and Greenwald, and vested in Roberts.

The bill, in the case of Bond v. Greenwald, was filed on the 9th of August, 1866,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Boyce v. StantonTennessee Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Scaman v. GalliganSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Terrell v. IngersollTennessee Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Wilhoit v. CastellTennessee Supreme Court · 1874

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