Else v. Freeman

Stephen Else owned and occupied a farm in Hamilton county, Kansas, which he exchanged with M. M. Freeman for land in Howell county, Mis*667souri. The trade was made by correspondence between the parties. Neither of them had seen the land traded for until after the exchange of deeds. Else executed the deed to his farm May 11, 1901. In June following he removed to his land in Missouri, but being dissatisfied therewith left immediately, and on November 12, 1901, began this suit to cancel the conveyance •of his Kansas farm and to recover possession. He •claimed in his petition that the conveyance was…