Chapman v. Chunn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Euuoa to the Chancery Court at Huntsville. A bill was filed in the Chancery court, at Huntsville, by Reuben Chapman against Launcelot Chunn and James Linn, which charged that complainant, in November, 1839, sold to the defendant, Chunn, certain lands lying in Morgan county, for eighteen hundred dollars, payable at future periods, in three instalments, for which complainant took Chunn’s notes, and gave his bond for title, to be conveyed after full payment of the purchase…
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Euuoa to the Chancery Court at Huntsville. A bill was filed in the Chancery court, at Huntsville, by Reuben Chapman against Launcelot Chunn and James Linn, which charged that complainant, in November, 1839, sold to the defendant, Chunn, certain lands lying in Morgan county, for eighteen hundred dollars, payable at future periods, in three instalments, for which complainant took Chunn’s notes, and gave his bond for title, to be conveyed after full payment of the purchase money. It was further agreed that Chunn should give good personal security, who should sign said several notes, but he…
1Opinion of the CourtClay, J.
The leading principle, involved in this case, has been well examined, and well settled, by the opinion of the court, in the case of Haley, et al. v. Bennett, reported in 5 Porter, 452, 473. In that case Bennett filed a bill against Haley & Brow-der, stating that the complainant had, some time before, sold a lot in Tuscumbia, with its improvements, to said Browder, for the consideration of five hundred dollars, part paid in cash, and the balance payable in several instalments, and had given his bond for the conveyance of title on full payment of the purchase money; that Browder had afterwards…
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