Shirley v. Shirley

— Bill in chancery to enforce a vendee’s lien. The following facts are stated in the bill: The complainant and one James Hudelson, who died pending the suit, purchased from Charles Shirley a tract of land lying in Orange county, and entered into a contract in writing under seal dated October 4th, 1838, signed by Charles Shirley, by which the latter acknowledged that he had received from the former 382 dollars and 42 cents, part of 1,600 dollars which they, Shirley and Hudelson, had agreed to pay to Charles Shirley for the land mentioned in the contract, and which is described in the bill, and…