Harper v. . Williams

Decided June 5, 1836

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1836-06-05

This was a bill filed by a vendor, to subject the land sold, to the payment of the purchase money. Many facts and circumstances were stated to strengthen the plaintiff’s claim, which were strongly contested by the defendant; but which it is wholly unnecessary to state, as it was conceded that the defendant claimed under a sale made upon executions against the vendee. The case was submitted, without argument, by Morde-cai for the plaintiff, and W. C. Stanly for the defendant.

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Decided 1836-06-05

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Ruffin, Chief Justice;

¶1 We do not advert to the particular circumstances stated in the answer, on which it is insisted, that the plaintiff gave credit exclusively to his vendee personally, and that he then, or subsequently, renounced his lien; because the case must be decided against the plaintiff upon the general principle agreed on in Johnson v. Cawthorn, ante, 32. The vendor has no equitable lien, as against the vendee’s creditor, who proceeds to a sale by execution,

¶2 Per Curiam. Bill dismissed.