Lewis v. Schrader

ATWELL, District Judge.

D. D. Pitts bought from George Goen an undivided one-ninth interest plus an undivided one-ninth interest in 200 acres of land in Johnson county, Tex., giving his note in part payment therefor. At the time of the maturity of the note Pitts learned that some of Goen’s kin claimed that Goen did not own and was not entitled to the interest sold. Thereupon he requested Goen to file suit on the note and to seek a foreclosure of his vendor’s lien. After the suit was filed by Goen, Pitts filed a cross-action bringing in all of the Goen kin, who were the children of the first…