Central Trust Co. v. East Tennessee Land Co.

SEVERENS, District Judge.

In this case the petitioners seek to recover the purchase price of some land which the petitioners claim to have sold to the East Tennessee Land Company by ex-ecutory contract prior to the commencement .of this suix, and for the enforcement of an alleged vendor’s lien upon the land so sold. The master to whom this and other matters were referred has reported against the petitioner, placing his decision upon the lack of a good title in the petitioners. As appears from the facts disclosed, there are several questions of doubt in regard to whether the petitioners are…