Whitehead v. Reiger

Defendant in error was the owner of 320 acres of land situated near Sla-ton, Tex., which he and his family occupied as a homestead. He had placed certain lumber and building material on his premises of the value of $840, preparatory to building. He was also the owner of certain live stock and personal property of the approximate value of $2,000. He entered into a series of trades with the plaintiffs in error, and, when the dealings between the parties ended, defendant in error’s property was gone, and he had not received anything of substantial value in return therefor.

He brought this suit…