Tiernan v. Thurman

Judge Crenshaw

delivered the opinion of the court.

In the year 1816 Thomas Thurman and wife conveyed1 to Thomas H. Harris some lands lying on Cumberland river. The deed expresses the consideration to be one dollar in hand paid. Afterwards, on the 25th day of June, 1817, Thomas H. Harris executed his title bond for the same lands to Peter Simmerman. 'This title bond contains the following recitals: Whereas, I, Thomas li. Harris, of the city of Richmond, state of Virginia, having sold my undivided moiety of two tracts of land, in Cumberland county, state of Kentucky, to Pecer Simmerman of said…