Bee v. Burdett

SeydeR, Judob:

In January, 1882, Ephraim Bee filed his bill in the circuit court of Roane county against James E. Burdett alleging therein that he had in 1876, sold to'the defendant a tract of ninety acres of land lying in said county at five dollars and *745fifty cents per acre, making four hundred and ninety-five dollars, of which two .hundred dollars was paid cash and the residue was to be paid in equal payments on March 8, 1877, and March 8, 1878; that he made a deed to defendant for the land, retaining a lien therein for the deferred payments, which was delivered to and accepted by the…