Britton v. Marcum

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Reversing.

On August 27, 1927, Emily Britton and William Britton, husband and wife, signed, acknowledged and delivered to H. B. Marcum what purports to be and in fact on its face is a general warranty deed for a tract of land in Clay county containing approximately 50 acres and described by metes and bounds in the deed. The recited consideration was $1200, of which amount $250 was paid in cash and the remainder evidenced by two notes of $475 each, due in six and eight months, bearing interest from date with a lien retained in the deed to secure the…