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1 Johns. Ch. 308

Garson v. Green

New York Court of Chancery

Decided October 7, 1814

New York Court of Chancery · decided 1814-10-07

THE bill stated that the plaintiff sold to James Green, now deceased, intestate, in his lifetime, the one undivided third part of a house and lot of ground, of which the intestate was seised of two undivided third parts, in fee; and for which he was to pay the plaintiff 700 dollars, 200 dollars in cash, and the residue in 55 days, for which he was to give his promissory note; that on the 2d of December, 1807, the plaintiff executed and delivered a deed to the intestate, for…

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Decided 1814-10-07

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Cited by 21 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 1906

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The Chancellor.

¶1It is very evident from the proof, that, the note was given in part payment of the consideration for the sale, by the plaintiff, of his undivided third part of the house and lot mentioned in the pleadings; and there is no evidence that the vendor did not mean to trust to the estate sold, as a pledge for his money. It is a well-settled rule, (6 Ves. 483. 759, 760. 1 Schoale & Lefroy, 132. 1 Bro. 420. Sugden, ch. 12. p. 352.,) that the vendor has a lien on the estate for the purchase money, while the estate is in the hands of the vendee, and when there is no contract that the lien, by implication, was not intended to be reserved. Prima facie the purchase money is a lien on the land, and it lies on the purchaser to show that the vendor agreed to rest on other security. The death of the vendee does not alter the claim ; for, as Lord Redesdale observed, in a like case, (Hughes v. Kearney, 1 Schoale & Lefroy, 132.,) " the heir cannot be permitted to hold what his ancestor unconscientiously obtained; and is not a thing unconscientiously obtained when the consideration is not paid ?” Taking a note for the purchase money does not affect the vendor’s lien, and if part be paid, the lien is good as to the residue, and the vendee becomes a trustee as to that which is unpaid. (Blackburn v. Gregson, 1 Bro. 420.) The *310failure of the personal estate is sufficiently shown in the first instance; and there is nothing to gainsay it, and I shall, accordingly, decree a sale of the one third of the house and lot, towards satisfaction of the note.

¶2Decree accordingly.

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