Baldwin v. Drew

This suit was filed by Tom M. Drew against Jacob Baldwin on a promissory note dated February 12, 1910, for the sum of $300 executed by Jacob Baldwin to Tom M. Drew, and given in part payment of the purchase price for 1,579 acres of land, which had been previously sold to Jacob Baldwin by Tom Drew under deed dated February 12, 1910. The payment of the note sued on was secured in the deed by a vendor’s lien, and in addition to judgment on the note the plaintiff also prayed for foreclosure of the lien on the land.

The defendant, Jacob Baldwin, answered, admitting the execution of the note, and…