Todaro v. Gardner

LA PRADE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment secured against the defendants below, in the sum of $5,000 for money loaned. Defendant appellants have challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the judgment.

The factual situation out of which this controversy arose is as follows:

Plaintiff claims and' testified that while negotiating with the defendants for the purchase of their auto court for the sum of $210,000, he was importuned by the defendants and did “advance” them $5,000 with which to keep certain mortgage payments current in order that “the property would be available if…