Godwin v. Banister

This is a county court case, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Banister, and the defendant, Godwin, has appealed; and, as the jurisdiction of this court is final, and the questions presented are not deemed to be of such importance as to require extended discussion, this opinion will be brief.

In the first assignment of error, it is contended that the court erred in overruling a general demurrer to the plaintiff's petition; the contention being that the plaintiff had no right to show that the recitals, in a certain deed, to the effect that the purchaser had paid the sum of…