Herr v. Murphree

Guy Amsler, Justice.

This litigation involves the foreclosure of a vendor’s lien which was retained by appellee H. C. Murphree when he conveyed 80 acres of land to appellant H. A. Herr.

The background facts are brief. Appellee Murphree is a businessman and former county official who lives in Heber Springs. Appellant H. A. Herr is a practicing physician in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, whose appellant wife is his nurse, secretary, and bookkeeper. He had formerly practiced in Heber Springs and owns some 800 to 1,300 acres of land in Cleburne County, where Heber Springs is located. Some of…