Hoyt v. Evans

— The Hoyts were plaintiffs in an action of ejectment against W. L. Evans, claiming title and right of possession to certain lands in Lake County, Florida. The Hoyts claimed title under a warranty deed from W. R. Shipp; Evans claimed the equitable title derived from the same source prior to the conveyance by Shipp to the Hoyts.

It was the contention of the defendant that in 1920 he purchased the land from W. R. Shipp on a verbal contract the terms of which were that, Evans was to pay Shipp Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00), that he paid him Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) cash and went into…