Brewer's Administrator v. Brewer

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing on original appeal and affirming on cross-appeal.

On December 8, 1911, J. W. Minton conveyed to J. E. Brewer eighty-one acres of land for tbe consideration of $4,750; $1,000 of this amount was paid in cash by Edmond Brewer, tbe father of J. E. Brewer, and he took from J. E. Brewer his note for this amount. For the balance of the purchase money J. E. Brewer exe*401ented to Minton three notes for $1,000 each, and one note for $750, each dne on or before August 1, 1912, and a lien was retained on the land to secure the payment of these deferred notes.

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