Barton v. Barton

This suit was instituted in the chancery court at Johnson City, to administer, as insolvent, the estate of W. J. Barton, deceased.

An intervening petition was filed by Misses Edith and Ethel Barton claiming to be assignees of their aunt, Miss Eliza Barton, of two vendor’s lien notes of $4,000 each, upon certain lands of deceased located in Hamblen county, Tenn., which notes they assert to be a first lien upon the property, notwithstanding a purported release of said vendor’s lien notes executed by their assignor to W. J. Barton, of date March 27, 1928.

The petition alleges that said release was…