Milan v. Young

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

In December, 1912, Thomas Milan owned a tract of ■land in Perry county. Isaac Young owned a tract in Leslie county. They agreed to exchange farms. On December 7, 1912, Milan entered into a written contract signed by him by which, in consideration of the sum of $1,000.00 in hand paid, he sold to Isaac Young and wife his tract of land in Perry county, and on the same day by a like writing, in practically the same words, Young sold for the same consideration his farm to Milan and wife. Neither Mrs. Milan nor Mrs. Young signed the writings.…