Stone v. Moore

Blandford, Justice.

Moore sued Stone on several promissory notes. Stone filed a plea, in which he alleged that said notes were given lor land, and that the consideration of the same had wholly failed, because Moore represented that the land was fertile, and had a good spring on it, and was covered with hickory timber, all of which was false. This plea was demurred to by Moore. The courts sustained the demurrer, and this is the decision complained of. It will be noted that there is no allegation that Stone was prevented from examining the land by any act of Moore, and also there is no offer to…