State Bank v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Benton Chancery Court; T. Haden Humphreys, Chancellor; statement by the court. ■ Appellee instituted this suit against appellant in the Benton Chancery Court, stating, in substance, that on the 4th day of April', 1910, William Frazer was the owner of certain lands which were on that day sold to P. J. Sharpe in consideration of $900; that at that time Sharpe paid $200 in cash and agreed to give a mortgage on other lands or a vendor’s lien on the land purchased for…
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Appeal from Benton Chancery Court; T. Haden Humphreys, Chancellor; statement by the court. ■ Appellee instituted this suit against appellant in the Benton Chancery Court, stating, in substance, that on the 4th day of April', 1910, William Frazer was the owner of certain lands which were on that day sold to P. J. Sharpe in consideration of $900; that at that time Sharpe paid $200 in cash and agreed to give a mortgage on other lands or a vendor’s lien on the land purchased for the balance of $700, which was evidenced by a note; that on the day the sale was consummated as aforesaid Sharpe took…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The finding of the chancellor that at the time of the bringing of this suit appellee was the owner and in the actual possession of the land in question was not clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. The preponderance of the evidence tends to prove that Frazer entered into a contract with Sharpe in December, 1910, by which he sold the land at that time to Sharpe for a consideration of $900; that Sharpe at that time paid $200 of the purchase money and agreed to execute his note for the balance when the deed to him was executed, and that Frazer…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Strauss v. WhiteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
- Stubbs v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
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- Arnold v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
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