Griffin v. Gay

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This is an action on the case commenced in the circuit court of Pike county by Joel Griffin, now deceased, against James C. Gay and Fred S. Gay, the appellants, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained on account of the alleged wrongful and fraudulent act of the appellants in the procuring of a warranty deed from the Minier Bank of Boekport in violation of the terms and conditions of the escrow under which it was held by the bank.

The declaration alleges that Griffin, the grantor in the deed, was the owner of a farm in Pike county, containing 132.07 acres of land, of the value…