North Texas Building & Loan Ass'n v. Overton

HALL, Chief Justice.

This case was sent to the Supreme Court for answer to the questions hereinafter set out upon the following statement of the case:

“The appellee Overton owned lot 20 in block 46, Overton addition tq the town of Lubbock. On June 26, 1928, he conveyed it to A. W. May by warranty deed which retained the vendor’s lien to secure six notes of $100 each. Two of the six have been paid, and the last four are the basis of this suit by Overton.

“December 31, 1928, May and wife conveyed the property to J. W. Baze. On January 31, 1929, Baze and wife executed a mechanic’s lien contract…