Galley v. Galley

Lake, Ch. J.

A simple but complete statement of the case in the court below is the following: Alvin Galley, who was plaintiff, alleged in his petition that he and Springer Galley entered into a verbal contract, by which, in consideration of the conveyance by Alvin of forty acres of land to Byron D. Brown, and the giving of his promissory note for one hundred dollars, payable in one year to Springer, the latter would give to the former a span of mares and harness, the note being the difference in value between the land, and mares and harness. That, in pursuance of said contract, Alvin executed…