McCoy v. Barns

The facts in this case, briefly stated, as gathered from the pleadings, are that on and prior to the 15th day of September, 1884, the appellees, Allen S. Barns and Otelia Barns, were, and still are, husband and wife. Shortly prior to that date they, together with the appellee Shelton M. Barns, entered into negotiations with one Mary A. Cook for the purchase of a tract of land in Rush county, consisting of sixty-five acres.

They applied to the appellants for money with which to pay a part of the purchase-price, whereupon they agreed to advance two thousand dollars for that purpose, with the…