Mays v. Shields

Lamár, J.

Shields, the grantor and plaintiff in fi. fa., claims that he signed the deed and left it with Thompson to be delivered to Elynt, the grantee therein named, when he paid the balance of the purchase-money. The deed was recorded the same day. Sometime thereafter Elynt sold to Sanders, and he to Mays, who is the claimant here. Shields admits that he knew that the paper was recorded, but says that Sanders and Mays both had notice that it had been improperly delivered before they bought. This they deny, Mays claiming to be an innocent purchaser for value, without knowledge that there had…