Fry v. Prewett

Citations

• 56 Miss. 783

Syllabus

<p>1. Vendor's Lieu. Release. Rescission of land sale.</p> <p>If, on rescinding a land sale, the vendee writes an informal quitclaim on the unrecorded original conveyance, he has a vendor’s lien to secure a note given by the original vendor as part of the consideration for the reconveyance.</p> <p>2. Deed. Consideration. Parol evidence to prove.</p> <p>Parol evidence is admissible, in such case, to show that the note was part of the consideration for the release, although the latter recites as the reason for making it, “the proper owner not having complied with the within deed.”</p>