Thompson v. Allen

Complaint by the appellants as the executors of John Thompson, deceased, against the appellees, alleging that in 1836 the said Jefferson W Allen purchased from the United States certain lands described in the bill, situated in Decatur county, and fully paid for the same, and took from the receiver certificates of such payment; that afterwards, on the 16th of November, 1838, for a valuable consideration, to-wdt, 1,000 dollars, paid to said Allen by one David Ferrier, the said Allen sold said lands to said Ferrier, and executed to him -a covenant in writing, binding himself, his heirs, &c., to…