Taliaferro v. Rolton

McGehee sued Rolton in equity to enforce a lien on land, stating in his bill: That he had sold the tract to Rolton on the fifteenth of April, 1875, for $983.33, and given him a bond for title, to be made on payment of the-purchase money, that defendant gave him his note of that date, for the amount, due at twelve months, with ten percent. interest from maturity until paid. The note is exhibited by copy, and mad^ part of the bill, from which it appears that it bore the date alleged, but was due, and bore interest from date. ®

This discrepancy, developed by oyer in a suit at common law, might…