Stevens v. Chadwick
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas District Court. Action brought by James T. Stevens and Calvin A. Harrison, as plaintiffs, against Chadwieh as defendant.
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Error from Douglas District Court. Action brought by James T. Stevens and Calvin A. Harrison, as plaintiffs, against Chadwieh as defendant. The petition discloses substantially the following facts: On April 23d, 1870, F. W. Apitz owned lot No. 114, Connecticut street, city of Lawrence, and through the plaintiffs, land-agents, he entered into a contract to sell the same to one Belle Collier, the plaintiffs to receive as their compensation for negotiating the sale $100 of the purchase-money. Pursuant to these negotiations Apitz executed a title bond, binding himself, his heirs and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bbeweb, J.:
Two questions arise in this case: First, Has the vendor of real estate, who has executed only a bond to convey, a lien for the unpaid purchase-money? and second, If he has, will the indorsement of a note given for the unpaid price transfer this lien ? Counsel for defendant in error have cited Simpson v. Mundee, 3 Kas., 172, as furnishing a conclusive answer to the first question. We do not so understand it. That case decided that, where an absolute conveyance has been made, the grantor has no lien for the unpaid purchase-money. That decision…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Conner v. BanksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
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3Cited by18 opinions
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