Stiles v. Giddens

This case is brought into this Court to revise the decision of the District Court overruling a motion made by defendants in error to set aside a nonsuit taken by them.

The error assignéd, which embraces that contained in said motion, is, that the Court erred in excluding the testimony of Butler, defendants’ witness.

The evidence was offered in support of defendants' amended petition, filed 27th November, 1854, setting up facts to avoid and annul the deed of release of their ancestor, Wesley P„ Byers, to the land in controversy, executed by his agent, Floyd, to Aldarine Hughart. which deed was…