Blackwell v. Kinney
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Charles D. Frierson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellees 'brought this suit to enforce a vendor’s lien against certain lands in Crittenden County, which they sold to John Blackwell and wife, and conveyed to her by a deed reciting the consideration of $4,000 punchase money, the receipt of $1,000 thereof and retaining a lien for the remaining $3,000, evidenced by three promissory notes for $1,000 each, due January 1, 1912,…
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Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Charles D. Frierson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellees 'brought this suit to enforce a vendor’s lien against certain lands in Crittenden County, which they sold to John Blackwell and wife, and conveyed to her by a deed reciting the consideration of $4,000 punchase money, the receipt of $1,000 thereof and retaining a lien for the remaining $3,000, evidenced by three promissory notes for $1,000 each, due January 1, 1912, January 1, 1913, and January 1, 1914. Seven hundred dollars had been paid, and was credited on the note first due. It is…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). Appellant contends that the purchasers of the certificate of purchase at the tax sale occupied no position of trust and owed no duty in relation to the land purchased to the appellees holding the vendor’s lien for the remainder of the purchase money due thereon, that required ¡him to give notice to appellees of the condition before purchasing the certificate or prevent their buying same and 'holding the lands.
It is true that Shafer was not the attorney of appel-lees at the time of his purchase of and the assignment of the certificate of purchase to 'him,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fluke v. SharumSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Randolph v. NicholSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Herrin v. HenrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Phelan v. DalsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1853
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- Biddle v. BiddleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Engen v. KincannonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
- Coop v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935