| Miss. | Apr 15, 1881
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Newberger sold to defendant, Murphree, a tract of land in Calhoun County, delivering to him an executory agreement, in writing, to make title upoji the payment of the purchase-money, $1,200. No note for the purchase-money was executed, but Murphree held possession of the land. When called upon to pay, Murphree applied to complainant, Countiss, to aid him. At a conference held between Murphree, Countiss, and Mrs. Newberger’s agent, it was agreed that the latter should receive
This agreement was carried out, except as to the execution of the trust-deed by Murphree; that is to say, Countiss delivered the securities to Mrs. Newberger, and received at the same time from Murphree a note representing the amount due on the land. A few weeks afterwards Mrs. Newberger, through her agent, delivered to Murphree a deed to the land acknowledging receipt of payment; but the latter, having thus obtained all the benefits of the arrangement, refused to execute the trust-deed, and is personally insolvent.
Such are the allegations of the bill, which is filed for the purpose of subjecting the land to the payment of the note, and to which a demurrer is interposed.
It is iusisted by the demurraut that the bill is an attempt by the lender of money to fasten a lien upon land on the ground that with his money the title has been procured ; and that this cannot be done, is settled by the case of Skaggs v. Nelson, 25 Miss. 88" court="Miss." date_filed="1852-10-15" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/skaggs-v-nelson-8256442?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="8256442">25 Miss. 88, even where it has been so agreed between the parties. That decision was based upon two grounds : First, that the vendor of the land, who received his money in full eo instanti with the delivery of the deed, could not be said to have ever had a lien; and, second, that if he did, such lien is not assignable.
But the case at bar is distinguishable from that cited, in the fact that here there was a previously existing executory contract to convey, under which the vendee held possession. It stood, therefore, up,on the footing of a sale by title-bond, and in such case the lien of the vendor is assignable. True, no note was delivered at the date when the executory agreement was entered into and possession taken : but it was delivered,
Affirmed, and sixty days to answer given.