Shanks v. Phillips

Mr. Justíce Chambliss

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is one of priority as between a mortgage indebtedness owned by the complainant, Miss Blarbara Shanks, and a vendor’s lien indebtedness owned by the defendant J. 0. Phillips. The issues arise out of the following undisputed facts, clearly and fairly stated on the brief in this Court of learned counsel for Phillips,• substantially as follows:

Jennie Johnson, being the owner of a tract of 55 acres of land in Hawkins County, on November 9, 1917, exe cuted a mortgage thereon to Greorge H. Campbell, Trustee, securing…