Watson v. Woolverton

This was an action of assumpsit in the Livingston Circuit Court, brought by Byron W. Watson, against John E. Woolverton, to recover back the consideration paid for a certain house and lot in Ancona, in that county, the title to which was alleged to have failed.

There was a trial by jury on the pleas of the general issue, and the statute of limitations, and a verdict for the plaintiff for one hundred and twenty dollars. A motion for a new trial was made by the plaintiff and overruled and exception taken, and judgment was entered on the verdict.

The plaintiff read in evidence to the jury a…