Reichel v. Jeffrey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, C. J.

— This was an action by appellants against respondents, in covenant, upon the warranty in a deed. The breach alleged is the existence of an unexpired lease. The defendants answered, alleging that' ‘ ‘ subsequent to the sale, acceptance and execution of the deed there was an oral or verbal agreement made and entered into by the plaintiff C. H. Reichel and defendant Alex. Jeffrey, jr., as follows: That said defendant place in the hands of T. N. Allen the sum of one hundred dollars to be forfeited by said defendant and paid to plaintiff in…