Secret's Trustee v. Wade
Secret's Trustee v. Wade
Opinion of the Court
OpiNion by
The sale of the land by parol to the appellee, Wade, is not void as between the parties, and the vendee being in the actual possession, claiming the land under the parol purchase, is notice to the execution purchaser. Myers sold this land or exchanged it with Wade for two small tracts owned by Wade. The latter made Myers a conveyance to one of the tracts but Myers for some reason declined to take the
Here are two purchasers in good faith, the one in possession who has paid for the land, and the other out of possession claiming that the parol sale passed no title and that he had the right to sell it under the execution although the appellee, 'Wade, was in the possession. This was notice to the appellant and should have placed him on inquiry. The lands between Myers and Wade had been exchanged several years prior to the levy and sale under the execution, and the tenant of Myers continued in possession under Wade. This was before any judgment or execution against Myers and was such a change of possession as amounted to notice to the execution creditor.
Myers died insolvent, and the land of Wade and the money paid as is alleged is now in the possession of the chancellor for distribution between the creditors of Myers, and under such circumstances there would be but little equity in requiring the appellee, Wade, to surrender his land to the execution creditor for no other reason than that his purchase was by parol. Besides, there is evidence conducing to show that Myers had redeemed the land that he had sold to Wade by subsequently paying this execution; and whether the proof is or is not satisfactory on this point, Wade acquired his title from Myers although after the levy and sale, and should remain undisturbed in his right. See Crawford v. Woods, 6 Bush (Ky.) 200; Russell’s Exr. v. Moore’s Heirs, 3 Metc. (Ky.) 436.
Judgment affirmed.
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