Matthews v. Delta Southern Railroad

Mississippi Supreme Court
Matthews v. Delta Southern Railroad, 90 Miss. 429 (Miss. 1907)
43 So. 475
Whitfield

Matthews v. Delta Southern Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Whitfield, C. J".,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The complainant was clearly entitled to a lien on the land described in the deed for $25 and interest. The appellee, through its agent, Morgan, got the land, and equity will not permit it to hold it without paying the value agreed on.

The decree is reversed, the demurrer overruled, and the cause remanded, for answer within thirty days from the filing of the mandate in the court below.

Reference

Full Case Name
Joseph E. Matthews v. Delta Southern Railroad Company
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
Vendor and Vendee. Lien. Deed. Recited consideration. Actual consideration. A grantor who conveys land on the promise of a representative of the grantee to pay an agreed consideration can enforce his lien thereon for the agreed price though his deed recites a less price.