Douglass v. Littler

This was a bill in chancery, brought by Jacob M. Douglass against David T. Littler, in the Logan circuit court, on the 6th day of January, 1868, to set aside a deed of three half sections of land, executed by Douglass to Littler on the 16th day of July, 1864, on the ground of fraud on the part of Littler in the procurement of said deed.

The bill alleges that Douglass owned the land in fee simple; that Littler, for the purpose of defrauding Douglass, first wrote him a letter dated July 1,1864, in which he falsely represented that he was interested in the land ; and another, dated July 13, 1864,…