Smith v. Owen

RAINEY, Chief Justice.

— On February 14, 1878, H. T. Sneed sold to F. G. Owen 458 acres of land, Sneed executing to Owen his deed of conveyance to said land, in which deed a vendor’s lien was reserved to secure a note for $1,405.30, executed by Owen to Sneed. During the years 1881 and 1882 Owen conveyed to different parties by four separate deeds, parts of said land, aggregating about 392 acres, leaving remaining about 62 acres still in the hands of Owen. In January, 1888, the $1,405.30 note had been reduced to $111.08, for which amount Owen executed to Sneed a renewal note. On said last date…