Lindsey v. Veasy

The present controversy arose out of an exchange of lands. Lindsey conveyed to Yeasy and his sisters two hundred acres of land in Jefferson county, for two hundred and eighty acres in Pike county, conveyed by Yeasy and his sisters to Lindsey. Neither Yeasy nor his sisters had ever seen the lands in Jefferson county prior to the purchase. Each conveyed by deed with warranty. Each party took possession under the purchase, but Yeasy did not obtain possession of the entire lands purchased. At the end. of a year, Yeasy abandoned the possession of the lands conveyed to him and his sisters, and the…