Lapham v. Head
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error from Saline District Court. Action, brought by Lapham against Head, upon' a promissory note for $225, given by Head to Lapham. At the April Term, 1877, of the district court, Head, defendant, had judgment against Lapham, plaintiff, who brings the case here on error. The opinion contains a full statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action upon a promissory note given by the defendant, A. R. Head, to the plaintiff, Luther Lapham, for $225. The note was executed under the following circumstances: In 1873, one A. D. Edwards held a quarter-section of government land near the plaintiff's residence, and Edwards desiring to go east on account of his wife, and Lapham desiring the claim for a brother then on a visit to Texas, a sale of the improvements on the land was made by Edwards to Lapham in consideration of $1,000, for which Lapham gave his notes. At this…
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