Arrington v. Liscom

By the Court, Sawyer, J.:

The plaintiff in his complaint substantially avers, that, one Light, in 1849, being then the owner of the premises described, conveyed them to one Harris, by deed- absolute in terms, hut coupled with a defeasance and a covenant that the same should be void on payment to said Harris of a certain sum of money according to conditions specified; that on nonpayment of the money, in accordance with said terms, said Harris, in a suit against said Light, in 1850, foreclosed said mortgage, and in March, 1851, purchased in the premises under the judgment of foreclosure; that…