Peirce v. Higgins

The contest is here waged between the appellant and James C. Collett, one of the appellees, and it is only necessary to state such facts as relate to that contest. ¥e extract from the special finding and state in an abridged form those facts. On the 9th day of March, 1879, William Peirce, the appellant, bought a tract of land from Martin Higgins, paid the purchase-money in cash and by discharging a mortgage lien existing on the land, and received a warranty deed. On the 3d day of July, 1878, Zerelda Kendall obtained a judgment against Higgins for $424.14, and the court decreed that the…