Price v. McAnelly

On October 15, 1879, P. Mc-Anelly conveyed 836 acres of land in Medina county to his son, P. E. McAnelly, then a single man, for a recited consideration “of the sum of $125 to be paid to (the grantor) annually during the term of (the grantor’s) natural life.” The conveyance was made by general warranty deed, in which the vendor’s lien was reserved “to secure the prompt payment of the said amount of money at such times and in the manner above specified.” Two years later P. E. McAnelly was married to Mary J. Redus.

On September 4, 1884, the same grantor conveyed the same land by general warranty…