Fuqua v. Joudon

Appellant and appellees made a trade by which appellant was to convey to appellees certain standing timber for a cash consideration of two hundred fifty dollars. The money was paid by appellees to appellant, who thereupon executed an instrument of writing purporting to convey the timber, but the document was drawn in such an imperfect manner as to have no operative effect. Later appellant declined to allow appellees to cut the timber, whereupon appellees filed their bill to reform the conveyance, or, in the alternative, to recover the money paid. Appellant defended on the ground, among other…