Smith v. Grizzard

The hill in this case was filed to recover for an acreage deficiency in a land sale. Grizzard conveyed to Smith a farm in Franklin county, having improvements thereon, for a total consideration of $28,009, which consideration covered certain growing crops and personal property of a value, as determined by the master and chancellor, somewhat in excess of $3,000. The contract of sale was in writing and called for “about two hundred acres more or less,” and the evidence sustained the insistence of the defendant that the word “about” was inserted at the time of the mailing of the contract for the…