77 So. 953 | Miss. | 1918
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant, who is the assignee and receiver of the Century Banking Company, under a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors executed, by that, company in July, 1912, ‘ exhibited his bill in the court below against George H. Ro-bertson, V. Otis Robertson, Robertson Investment Company, and N. T. Anders, to foreclose a vender’s lien on certain lands situated in Adams county sold to George H. Robertson by the Century Banking Company, and to cancel Anders’ claim to a half interest therein. The court below decreed Anders to be the owner of a one-half interest in the land;
“Whereas, N. T. Anders and Y. Otis Robertson both of Jackson, Miss., have heretofore made certain agree*116 ments and transferred certain property located on Bailey avenue, in Jackson and in otter parts of the city of Jackson, and in Adam's county, Mississippi, which said property has been deeded to Y. Otis Kobertson and held and managed as his own property subject to certain conditions named in said agreements; and whereas, it is now desired by both of said parties to cancel each and all’ of said agreements by making a .sale of all of said property to Y. Otis Bobertson, and to consider all of said agreements null and void except a certain agreement in relation to certain property located on Mississippi Street, Jackson, Mississippi: Now therefore for and in consideration of the execution on the part of V. Otis Robertson of one note for one thousand dollars due September 1, 1912, and one note for one thousand dollars due November 1, 1912, and one note for eight thousand dollars due January 1, 1913, said notes bearing interest after maturity, it is agreed that all of said agreements shall be considered null and void and of no effect whatsoever, except that the said Y. Otis Robertson agrees that when any of said property is disposed of by the said Y. Otis Robertson then that he will apply the proceeds of said sale to the payment of the aforesaid notes, but the entire management of said property both as to the terms of sale and price, leasing, etc., shall be under the control of and under the management of the said V. - Otis Robertson, the condition being that when said property is sold that the aforesaid notes shall be taken up and paid.”
On the 15th of March, 1913, Anders surrendered to Robertson his three notes and accepted in lieu thereof the note of the Robertson Investment Company for ten thousand, two hundred and fifty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents, due one year after date, secured by a deed of trust on the Sligo and Overton plantations to one E. Turner as trustee. On July 23, 1914, Robertson
The decree of the court below must be reversed for three reasons: First, because of the fraudulent scheme entered into by Anders and Robertson, as a part of which the bond for title was executed as hereinbefore set out; second, because the Century Banking Company
Beversed, and decree here in accordance with the prayer of appellant’s bill.
Reversed, and decree here.