Hall v. McArthur

Simmons, Justice.

McArthur, surviving partner of McArthur & Griffin, sued Hall upon a promissory note for $150, which note was payable to said firm. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and afterwards offered an amendment to his plea, in substance as follows: that the note sued on was given in part payment for a certain lot of land; that at the time of the purchase of the land, it was expressly stipulated between him and Griffin that Griffin would deliver to him a full chain of titles, Griffin representing to the defendant that he had a full chain of titles to the land, from the State down…