Knapp v. Fowler

Smith, P. J.:

The action is brought to rescind a conveyance of real estate made by the plaintiff’s intestate, Riley Knapp, to the defendant. The action was begun in the name of Riley Knapp, and he having died since the trial, the present plaintiff has been substituted in his place.

The real estate was sold 18th January, 1881, at the price of $3,000, and the vendor took in payment a bond and mortgage executed to the defendant by Luther Brown for v$3,000, dated 6th of May, 1876, payable seven years.from date with interest, annually, on which was unpaid at the time when it was transferred to the…