State Ex Rel. Courtney v. Callaway
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass County. — Hon. C. A. Galvird, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtArnold, J.
— This' is an action upon the official bond of the circuit clerk of Cass County, Missouri. Plaintiff Courtney, a citizen of the State of Kansas, entered into a contract for the sale of. his Kansas farm to Claude Clark and Charley Houston, residents of Holt County, Missouri.
Under the terms of said contract Clark and Houston deposited in the Bank of Drexel in Drexel, Cass County, Mo., the sum of $1,000 as down payment on the purchase price of said land, to be held by said bank in escrow awaiting the deed to the lands by Courtney, a satisfactory abstract of title, etc. The said $1,000 then was…
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