Legal Opinion

Langford v. Hudson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1921PublishedCited by 7 opinions

FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. John T. Lellyett, (Chancellor.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. L. D. Smith, Special Justice,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents a question of priority of lien on growing crops between the purchaser at a sale of the land made to enforce a vendor's lien, which was retained in the deed, and the mortgagee under a mortgage made by the vendee subsequent to the recording of the deed which retained the vendor’s lien.

The question arises in the following way: J. C. Satterfield, on October 12, 1917, being the owner of the land, sold and conveyed it to one Edward T. Webb. Notes were executed by Webb for $5,500 of the purchase price, to secure *311th…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Speicher v. LacySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Vaughn v. VaughnTennessee Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Newson v. ShacklefordTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Mitchell v. SherrellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1929
  3. Womach v. ThomasCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1984
  4. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1933
  5. Akin v. EgnerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1928

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