Noel v. Arnold's Exor.
Noel v. Arnold's Exor.
Opinion of the Court
Opinion oe the Court by
Whatever may have been the defect of the original petition as a suit to enforce a vendor’s lien it was good as a suit to recover the amount of the notes due and unpaid.
The answer and cross-petition set out that tbe consideration for these notes was the sale and purchase of land and exhibited the vendor’s title bond, which describes the notes sued on, and some not due at the bringing of the original suit, and which bond shows that the title was to he made when the entire purchase price was paid. This cross-petition nought a perfect title or a rescission of the contract. Plaintiff subsequently filed amended petition, making the vendor’s and testator’s heirs at law parties and showing a perfect title. The cause was transferred to the equity docket on defendant’s motion. The amended petition averred that the notes last due were for unpaid purchase price for land and that a lien existed therefor, but, by oversight no such averment was made as to the notes originally sued on, yet, the facts set out in the defendant’s answer; and cross-petition together with the title bond exhibited by him clearly show that there was a vendor’s lien as to all the notes, and no waiver of said lien is averred or shown, therefore, we think the defect in the original petition was cured by the subsequent pleadings, at least after judgment, it will
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