May v. Ivie

Stayton, Associate Justice.

Appellee as administrator of the estate of John Ivie, deceased, brought this action to recover on notes given to the latter by Compton to secure the purchase money for a tract of land, and to foreclose the lien on the land. John Ivie sold the land to Compton and executed to him a deed with general warranty, reserving in the face of the deed a lien. Compton and wife conveyed the land to May by a deed with general warranty, the latter assuming the payment of the notes sued on.

As a defense May alleged that John Ivie was a married man at the time he acquired title to…