Hassell v. Hassell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe County Court of Tuscaloosa. Tried before tlie Hou. J. J. Maxeield. Tlie bill iu tliis case was filed by the appellant, Sallie Y. Hassell, against tlie appellees, William T. Hassell, and Amanda Snow. Amanda was the wife of James A. Snow, deceased, and acquired the mortgage and note made by W. T. Hassell to James A. Snow. The facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from tbe County Court of Tuscaloosa. Tried before tlie Hou. J. J. Maxeield. Tlie bill iu tliis case was filed by the appellant, Sallie Y. Hassell, against tlie appellees, William T. Hassell, and Amanda Snow. Amanda was the wife of James A. Snow, deceased, and acquired the mortgage and note made by W. T. Hassell to James A. Snow. The facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The prayer of the bill was for a decree declaring that the complainant had a vendor’s lien for the balance of the purchase money of…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
Samuel L. Hassell, husband of complainant, was the owner of the tract of land upon which the present bill 'seeks to fasten a vendor’s lien in favor of the complainant. He seems to have been indebted to various parties aggregating the sum of $500; and for the purpose of paying his debts he made a sale of the land to W. T. Hassell, the consideration of the sale being that the purchaser should assume the payment of these debts. Among the creditors were the complainant and J. A. Snow, who was the husband of the respondent Amanda Snow, and who was present when the sale was consummated.
The debt…
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