Barham v. Bowman

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of $250 from .defendant as money had and received. Plaintiff alleged she had entered into a written contract with one Irene Nan Zandt to purchase a certain described piece of real estate, and had delivered the money to defendant as a stakeholder until the terms of the contract of purchase were complied with; but that the sale had not been consummated and the seller and plaintiff mutually agreed to cancel, annul and set aside the contract of purchase; that both parties had been relieved thereby, but that defendant refused to return the money to…