Martin v. Gray

This suit was instituted by C. W. Martin against J. C. Gray and Walter Gray as makers of 10 promissory notes, executed by them and made payable to Mrs. M. S. Gaines, aggregating at the date of the trial $4,665.12. The notes had been given for part of the purchase money of a certain tract of land described in the petition, and the plaintiff sought to foreclose the vendor’s lien. It was alleged that the notes sued upon were 10 of a series of 15 notes executed by the Grays, and payable to Mrs. M. S. Gaines, and that she had retained the first five of the series at the time of her transfer of…