Coddington v. Wells

Willie, Chief Justice.—

James E. Williams and wife, ancestors of appellants, sold four hundred and twelve acres of land and some negroes, in 1862, to Keach & Patrick for $20,000, of which $6,000 was paid in cash, and two notes, one for $4,000 and one for $10,000, falling due at different times, were executed for the remainder of the purchase money. The deed of conveyance retained a vendor’s lien on all the property sold to secure the payment of these notes *50and interest, and it was provided in it that upon full, payment of the notes and interest the deed was to become absolute. We are not…