Patten v. Downer

Plaintiff was the owner of an equity in a house and lot in the city of Lansing and traded it to defendant Downer in September, 1921, as part payment for 60 acres of muck land, 31/2 miles northeast of Lansing, situated on the edge of what is commonly known as "the Chandler marsh." The price fixed for the 60 acres was $4,323. It was agreed that plaintiff's equity in the Lansing house and lot was worth $1,823. This latter sum was indorsed on the contract for the farm, leaving a balance due thereon of $2,500. In the winter or early spring of 1922 plaintiff moved onto the farm, and erected a small…