Aker v. Lipscomb

— Plaintiff contracted with defendant to purchase of him some 526 acres of land in Lafayette County, Missouri. The contract was in. writing, and upon the execution thereof the plaintiff paid the defendant $2,000' under the terms of the contract. Omitting the description of the land and other portions of the contract not in issue in this suit, we have the following as the material portions of the contract.

Plaintiff claims that defendant failed to perfect the title within the time' stated, although the plaintiff, through his counsel, pointed out the defects. The action is to recover the $2,000…