Stroud v. Paulk

On February 2, 1933, Paulk and wife filed an action against J. W. Stroud alleging in substance that they were owners of certain lots and borrowed $600 from Stroud on February 5, 1926, for a period of six months at 8 per cent, interest and gave as security a warranty deed to the lots which was placed in escrow in the Liberty National Bank of Weatherford with a written contract signed by both of the parties to the effect that said deed would be returned to plaintiffs upon the payment of said indebtedness;, that about March 27, 3926, Stroud fraudulently procured the deed from the bank, placed it…