Andrews v. Powell

LINCOLN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for damages in favor of appellee in a suit based on allegations of fraud in the execution of a contract of sale of real estate. Based upon the verdict of the jury and in deference to the trial court’s judgment, we find the following facts are amply supported by the evidence:

Prior to March 27, 1946, appellant and appellee carried on negotiations for sale by appellant to appellee of about one-fourth acre of land in the outskirts of Tyler. Appellant did not think appellee had or could raise enough money to buy the property, but appellee’s…