DeGraw v. Grindrod

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff which is based upon findings of fact and conclusions of law. The amount of the judgment is $3,000.00.

The controversy which underlay the attacked judgment arose out of the fact that the defendant owned a tavern concerning which he, as prospective seller, and the plaintiff, as prospective buyer, conducted some negotiations, resulting in the payment by the plaintiff to the defendant of the sum of $3,000.00 and the execution by the defendant of a writing reading as follows:

“Earnest Money Receipt

“Received of C. O. DeGraw,…