Triplett v. Knight

Opinion op the Court by

Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellee brought this action to recover the sum of $787.50, being a down payment on the purchase price of land he orally agreed to buy from appellant. The case was tried in equity, and the Chancellor gave judgment for appellee.

In September 1945, appellant offered for sale a farm in two tracts. The terms were ten percent down and forty percent cash on delivery of the deed, with the balance payable over a three year period. The deed was to be delivered and possession given on December 1, 1945. Appellee successfully bid on one tract, but no…