Corcorren v. Sharum
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Chancery Court, Eastern District; Lymcm F. Reeder, Chancellor. STATEMENT OE EAOTS. T. J. Sharum brought this suit in equity against C. O. Corcorren, Bettie Corcorren, Lizzie Burel and A. P. Hager, to foreclose a vendor’s lien on certain lands.
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Appeal from Lawrence Chancery Court, Eastern District; Lymcm F. Reeder, Chancellor. STATEMENT OE EAOTS. T. J. Sharum brought this suit in equity against C. O. Corcorren, Bettie Corcorren, Lizzie Burel and A. P. Hager, to foreclose a vendor’s lien on certain lands. In his complaint the plaintiff states that in February, 1913, he sold to the defendant, C. O. Corcorren, a certain tract of land for $3,900 and received three notes of said Corcorren in payment therefor; that the first note, which was for $900, has been paid; but that the remaining two notes for $1,500 each are now due and unpaid;…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). Cor corren made an executory contract with Sharum for the purchase of the land and executed three notes therefor for the sum of $3,900. He paid one of these notes which was for $900. He transferred his claim to the land to Lizzie Burel and A. P. Hager for the sum of $1,000, and they agreed to complete his contract for the purchase of the land. Upon default being made in the payment of the notes, the vendor brought this suit to recover judgment for the balance of the purchase money and to foreclose his vendor’s lien on the land. Corcorren executed a…
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