Jones v. Fulghum

The Chancellor :

On September 12, 1870, complainant sold and conveyed to the defendant the lot on the corner of Cedar and Cherry Streets, in Nashville, with the building known as the Commercial Hotel, for $40,000,. secured by four notes of $10,000 each, falling due on January 1, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1875, respectively, and bearing interest as stipulated on their face. The conveyance was by deed in fee, with covenants of general warranty, seizin, possession, and against certain specified encumbrances. A lien for the payment of the purchase-money was expressly retained on the face of the deed.…