Wood v. Neely

FiíeemaN, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Knuckolls sold and conveyed a tract of land, by deed, to defendants, reserving a lien on the face of the deed for payment of the purchase money.

This bill was filed by Bills, alleging that the note sued on was given for the purchase money of the *587land, and bad been assigned by Knuckolls to J. H. Bills & Son, and afterwards L. H. Bills, the son, had assigned bis interest in the same to complainant.

A demurrer was filed, which raises two questions only that need be noticed.

1. That the lien ■ did not pass by assignment of the notes.

2. That the same…