Hickman v. Withers

GARRETT, Presiding Judge,

Section B. —V. J. Withers, the appellee, brought this suit in the District Court of Jasper County, February 14, 1891, against G. A. Hickman, for the recovery of 160 acres of land, the G. A. Hickman pre-emption survey. He alleged, that Hickman had sold the land to one Eli Lowe for a consideration of $80, of which $50 had been paid, and that Hickman had obligated himself upon payment of the balance to make Lowe a deed for the land; that afterward, with the knowledge and acquiescence of Hickman, plaintiff bought the land from Lowe and assumed the payment of the balance…