Wooten v. Bellinger

The ChieF Justice

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant, complainant, brought his bill as against defendant Davis, to foreclose a “lien” for unpaid purchase money of certain land sold by. him to Davis, and also’ to hold a crop of cotton raised on the land as subject to the same “lien” or charge, upon which cotton the defendant, Bellinger, holds a mortgage duly recorded to secure advances and supplies furnished by him to Davis to enable him to make the crop.

"Complainant 'was the owner of an equitable estate in the land and contracted to sell to Davis a legal title for three thousand…