Alston v. Pierson

Appellee sued Otis Alston and Durer Alston, as makers, and W. D. Martin, as indorser, of two promissory notes, aggregating, at the date of the judgment, $652.90, given by the Alstons to Martin for a section of state school land in Reeves county. Neither Martin nor the Alstons contested the plaintiff’s right to recover, but the Alstons pleaded over against Martin, alleging that at the time of the purchase they received a regular warranty deed without notice of an indebtedness of $936 due the state of Texas as purchase money which constiiuted a lien on the land, and they prayed for judgment…