Lewis v. Brown
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Yell Chancery Court, Dardanelle District; Jordan Sellers, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. On January 6, 1919, Chas. M. Brown commenced this suit in the circuit court against J. A. Lewis and C. H. Lewis to recover certain personal property which they had mortgaged to him to secure an indebtedness of $370.07, due January 1, 1919, with the accrued interest.
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Appeal from Yell Chancery Court, Dardanelle District; Jordan Sellers, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. On January 6, 1919, Chas. M. Brown commenced this suit in the circuit court against J. A. Lewis and C. H. Lewis to recover certain personal property which they had mortgaged to him to secure an indebtedness of $370.07, due January 1, 1919, with the accrued interest. The defendants filed an answer and cross-complaint in which they alleged that the indebtedness for which the mortgage was given to secure was executed for the purchase price of a certain crop raised in the year 1918 and the…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
(after stating the facts). The testimony in this case is very voluminous on account of the witnesses having been examined and cross-examined at great length. We have endeavored to set out the salient features of the testimony in order to properly discuss and determine the correctness of the finding of fact made by the chancellor.
It will be observed that one of the grounds upon which a rescission of the contract is based by the defendants is that the plaintiff represented that the Reiehter house had a good well of water and was free from leaks, when in truth and in fact the well of water was…
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