Mays v. Wherry

The ChaNCEllor:

On January 12, 1865, Thomas F. McNish sold to the defendant E. C. Wherry a tract of land in Davidson County, consisting of seven acres and sixteen poles, for $2,500, in three equal instalments, payable January 1, 1866, 1867, and 1868. McNish conveyed to Wherry the land by deed duly proved and registered, retaining a lien on its face for the payment of the notes. The defendant paid the first of these notes, and made payments on the other two, after which McNish assigned the latter notes to the Complainant Elizabeth L. Mays, then Elizabeth L. Owen, and a widow. The said Elizabeth…