Botkin v. Middlesboro Town & Land Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Burn am

Reversing.

On the 19th day of May, 1890, the Middlesboro Town Co., by general warranty deed, conveyed to M. V. Pigg a lot in Middlesboro, reserving a lien in the deed to secure the payment of three promissory notes for $187.50 each, due in one, two and three years, with interest from date. Afterwards, Pigg conveyed the lot to A. W. Smidt; and Smidt, on the 5th of September, 1890, conveyed it to the appellant, William Botkin by general warranty deed. Smidt’s deed to Botkin recited that he had assumed and agreed to pay these lien notes. The notes were assigned…