Kerr v. Calvit

OPINION OF THE COURT — BY

JUDGE HAMPTON.

This action was instituted oh a note of hand, made by Huldah S. Covington, now the wife of defendant, Thomas Calvit, and by John Vandervall, dated 14th of October, 1818, for two thousand dollars, payable to plaintiff, first of January, 1820. It appeared in evidence, under the general issue, that this note had been given in part consideration of a tract of land, sold by plaintiff’s agent to Mrs. Covington, then a feme sole, and defendant contended, that there had been a partial failure of consideration, and fraudulent misrepresentations in effecting the…