Richardson v. Green
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Bradley Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. J. M. Bradley, Circuit Judge. The appellee, Marshal W. Green, in all his transactions in relation to the land, acted as the agent of his wife; he held the land in trust for her benefit at the time of the purchase from appellant.
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APPEAL from Bradley Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. J. M. Bradley, Circuit Judge. The appellee, Marshal W. Green, in all his transactions in relation to the land, acted as the agent of his wife; he held the land in trust for her benefit at the time of the purchase from appellant. Now appellant comes into court and only asks that this land be subjected to the payment of this unpaid purchase money note, which was given for a part of the consideration for which the trust deed was executed. If appellant has no vendor’s lien on this land for this unpaid purchase money, then we must admit that the…
1Opinion of the CourtCockrill, C. J.
Richardson filed his complaint in equity against Green and wife to enforce payment of the purchase-money of lands which he had conveyed to Green intrust for Green’s .wife. The consideration, it was alleged, was-$3,350, of which the sum of $2,687.50 was paid in cash* the husband executing his note for the residue. There-had been a suit at law, it was alleged, on the note, which resulted in a judgment in personam against Green, but nothing eould be made upon it owing to the defendant’s insolvency.
The defendants demurred to the complaint upon the grounds, 1st, that the plaintiff’s deed to Green…
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