Dixon v. Ward

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Johnson circuit court adjudging a lien for $550 upon a lot in Paintsville, Ky., now owned by the appellant, Rolla Dixon,- and ordering the property sold to satisfy the lien.

The appellee Hebert Ward conveyed the property to W. L. Todd on September 4, 1920. The consideration named in the deed was $1,000, of which amount $50 was paid in cash and the balance was evidenced by two notes, one for $400, payable to U. C. Wells, and one for $550, payable to the grantor, Hebert Ward. A lien was retained in the deed to…