Munson v. Wilson

Plaintiff, a merchant, sues defendant for $202.00 for an alleged load and $2.00, the price of an axe.

The amount charged for the axe it not disputed.

The defense is in substance that defendant was to get an option for $200.00 on a tract of land from Mrs. E. T. Pond, in his individual name, that plaintiff and defendant were to each furnish one hundred dollars for the option, with the understanding that plaintiff was to get one-half the property, and defendant the other half.

The contention of the defendant is therefore that the $100.00 claimed by plaintiff was not a loan to him, but was to be…