Cedar County v. Williams

Ewing, C.

Cedar county sold certain swamp lands to one Musgrove, who gave his bond and security for the purchase money, as required by law. Afterward, with the consent *582of the county, Musgrove sold a part of it to the respondent, Williams, for $421, who executed his bond to the county for that amount with approved security for the payment of the purchase money of the land he bought, which was accepted by the county and credit to that amount entered on Musgrove’s bond. The other respondents, Abbott and Johnson, bought the same land at execution sale against Williams. This bond not being paid,…