Crook v. Blackburn

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Affirming.

On October 17, 1930, R. O. Stevens instituted an action in the Caldwell circuit court against S. L. Crook, Mrs. R. E. Crook, H .C. Rawls, and Mrs. H. C. Rawls, seeking to recover on two notes executed by Messrs. Crook and Rawls and representing deferred payments on lands which he had conveyed to them with lien retained to secure payment of same. After all the defendants had been served with process, but before they had filed any answer, or other pleading, the plaintiff filed an amended petition alleging that the lands in lien had so…