Johnson v. Sherrill

This suit was instituted by appellant to recover from appellee the sum of $11,020, alleged to have been expended by him for protecting the title to land which was lost through foreclosure proceedings.

Plaintiff, J. L. Johnson (appellant herein), alleged that under date of March 23,1921, ap-pellee, B. D. Sherrill, conveyed to him by warranty deed three tracts of land for a total consideration of $21,102, to wit, $7,020 paid in cash and the assumption by appellant of lien indebtedness aggregating $14,-0S2 as follows: $2,028 due the state of Texas as unpaid purchase money on two school land…