Cole v. Clark

This is a suit in equity in the nature of a suit to foreclose an assignment of an executory contract for the sale of land given as security for the payment of $7,000 alleged to have been owed by defendants to plaintiff as trustee for Grady G. Gooch. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit.

Defendant Lucille V. Clark and her former husband, Grady G. Gooch, were divorced and defendant was awarded certain real property. Subsequent to the entry of the divorce decree Grady Gooch employed plaintiff as his attorney to appeal from the divorce decree. In consideration of the dismissal…