Cason v. Cecil

ODOM, Justice.

On November 10, 1927, the plaintiffs, Mrs. Cason and her children, sold certain real property to Raymond E. Cecil for $7,000. One thousand dollars was paid in cash, and for the balance the purchaser executed seven notes, each for $857.14, made payable to his own order and by him endorsed in blank, falling due in one, two, three, four, five, six and seven years from the date of the sale. The notes were secured by vendor’s lien and special mortgage on the property sold.

On May 31, 1934, plaintiffs instituted foreclosure proceedings against Cecil to collect four of the notes — those…