Carroll v. Hargett

— This is an action to recover the balance claimed as the consideration for the sale of a tract of land by plaintiff to defendant. Plaintiff recovered the alleged balance of $146.41, and defendant appeals.

It appears that plaintiff was indebted to defendant in the sum of $844.66, and that he owed to one Townley a note of $1,464.10, including interest, secured by deed of trust on the land. Defendant called upon plaintiff for the payment of the former debt. The.result of their negotiation was that plaintiff sold the land to defendant for a consideration as expressed in the deed of $2,455.17. The…