Wiggins v. Stephens

Plaintiff in error, Wiggins, conveyed 160 acres of land in Deaf Smith county, Tex., to defendant in error, Stephens, in exchange for 100 acres of land in Tennessee. Each executed and delivered to the other a warranty deed to the land given by ‘him in the exchange. No other consideration was paid by either party. No value was agreed upon by the parties as to either of the tracts of land exchanged. No value of either tract was stipulated in the deeds. The land conveyed by Stephens to Wiggins was owned by others, and Wiggins never got possession of it. The title completely failed.

Wiggins sued…