Fletcher v. Fletcher

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Eustis, C. J.

The plaintiff alleges that in August, 1840, he signed an instrument purporting to convey certain lands situated in the parish of Concordia to Enos Fletcher, the defendant; that the instrument, which was in the form of a deed, was signed in the State of Mississippi; that the consideration acknowledged to have been received was $15,000 in cash; but the true consideration *407Was the notes of the said E nos Fletcher, to be executed by him in favor of your petitioner; that the deed was not delivered, but was afterwards recorded by the plaintiff…