Price v. Mabrey

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Associate Justice.

This is a suit for damages because of alleged misrepresentations. Appellant Price1 was the plaintiff, and appellee Mabrey was the defendant; and from a decree in his favor for only $700.00, Price has appealed, claiming the damages to be inadequate. There is no cross appeal.

Price ivas a school teacher in Florida and desired to purchase Arkansas lands for an investment. The Mabrey tract was located; and when Price inspected it he found Keeling was cutting timber and operating a mill on the land, because of a timber deed from Mabrey. The timber deed was not of…