Whalen v. Wolford

Citations

• 96 Kan. 211
• 150 P. 608
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 349

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Sale op Land — Lien for Purchase Money — Purchaser Adjudged a Bankrupt — Lien Not Affected. A father contracted to convey to his son a tract of land for five thousand dollars, crediting one thousand dollars thereof as a gift, the remainder to be paid in five equal annual payments with six per cent per annum. Afterwards, before paying any part of the four thousand dollars, the son, on his own petition, was adjudged a bankrupt. In an action by his trustee to quiet his title to the land as against the father the latter was entitled to a lien for the four thousand dollars and interest, and was not precluded therefrom by reason of having filed no claim with the trustee.</p>