Crampton v. Prince
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was filed on the 3d August, 1886, by Mrs. Gertrude L. Prince, against Mrs. C. LaT.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was filed on the 3d August, 1886, by Mrs. Gertrude L. Prince, against Mrs. C. LaT. Crampton, her husband, O. L. Crampton, and F. A. Luling; and sought to enforce a vendor’s lien oil certain real estate in the city of Mobile, for a balance of purchase-money due and unpaid, as evidenced by Mrs. Crampton’s promissory note for $150. The note was given on the 13th August, 1885, and made payable to Mrs. Prince, or order, on the 1st February next after date; but, by mistake, tbe year 1880 was…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryirre, J.
— 1. The bill alleges, and the proof shows, that the land in controversy was negotiated for, and *249iii truth and fact purchased by the appellant, Mrs. Orampton, through the agency of her husband, who, in her name, and by her authority, executed the note described in the bill, which is claimed to constitute a vendor’s lien on the land. The legal title was conveyed by the owner, Mrs. Prince, to Luling, at the request of Mrs. Orampton, and for her convenience. There is nothing in the record to support the assertion, that Luling was the original purchaser from the complainant. Where an oral…
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