Turner v. Griffith

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Clay

Reversing.

While William Griffith was the owner of certain property in Jackson, ordinances were passed providing for the improvement of the street on which it abutted. In the year 1929 Griffith sold and conveyed the property to Floyd Turner. The consideration was $1,500, $200 payable in cash, $100 payable in one year, $600 payable in two years, and $600 payable in three years, with a lien reserved on the land to secure the payment. The deed provided that Turner should pay the street improvements. Shortly after the conveyance William Griffith died,…