Brown v. Cabell

Woods, Judge:

This is a suit to cancel certain deeds, deeds of trust and notes, on the theory that said writings never had any legal existence. Plaintiff’s bill was held insufficient on demurrer; hence this appeal.

It appears that H. L. Cabell, the owner of a certain lot on Shrewsbury Street, in the city of Charleston, approached plaintiff, as a prospective purchaser; that the former offered the property at $20,000.00, terms, $9,000.00 in cash or its equivalent on delivery of deed, remainder in five years and evidenced by note; that plaintiff explained that he could not and would not purchase…