Farson v. Hutchins

The appellants’ brief makes the following statement of the case and their contentions:

“ This is an assumpsit suit, brought by the appellee to recover, under the common counts, upon a claim for money had and received. Appellants’ firm was the depository of a certain real estate contract and $1,000 earnest money connected with the sale of land. The contract itself provides that the earnest money shall be held by appellants for the mutual benefit of the parties thereto. About a month after the expiration of the time stipulated in the contract for its fulfillment, appellants turned over the…