McCord & Nave Mercantile Co. v. Burson

Opinion by

Holt, C.:

In November, 1884, M. S. Burson and C. H. Griffin were in partnership, in Garnett. Griffin sold his interest to one C. M. Rogers, son-in-law of Burson, for $7,450, receiving in payment therefor the sum of $2,300 in cash, $500 to be paid in thirty days, a note, secured by mortgage on the stock for $1,850, and the assumption of the payment of $2,800 debts due by the firm of Griffin & Bur-son. G. J. Rogers, the father of C. M. Rogers, advanced to his son the sum of $1,000 in cash,, which was a part of the $2,300 paid for the goods, and agreed to let him have in addition the…