M'Kinley v. Butler

Opinion op the Coefut, by

Judge Mills.

Thomas L. Bdtlep. and William S. Waller, filed their bill, alleging tiiat in the year 1794, Benjamin Craig purchased of William Peachy, of Virginia, two thousand acres of land at the mouth of Kentucky, and stipulated to pay the purchase money in three instal-ments, part of which was paid, he, the ’ said Peachy* holding the legal estate, and retaining a lien for the purchase money, having given his bond to convey, with sundry stipulations to enforce punctual payment; that about the year 1796, Marlin Hawkins became interest-ec^ sa'd l;l!1d, by a written…