Ford v. Russell

Ford, plaintiff, seeks to recover from Russell, defendant, $640.60, of which $634.80 has been paid by him to Russell as installments on the purchase price of certain land formerly forming part of Poydras plantation in the parish of St. Bernard.

On August 3, 1921, a written contract was entered into under which Ford agreed to pay $2,912 for the land.

*391He paid $292 in cash and, for the balance, executed ten notes, each for $262, one payable each year for ten years.

Although the contract required only $262 to be paid each year, Ford had on July 11, 1922, paid to Russell a total sum of $634.80, and…