Russell v. Stoops

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against the ap pellant in favor of the appellee in an action of deceit. On May 12th, 1905, the appellant and the appellee, together with her husband, entered into an agreement for exchange of properties — that of the former being a farm containing about 131 acres of land, which was subject to a mortgage of $2,000 due to J. E. Hurlock, and that of Mrs. Stoops being a house and lot in Chestertown. The appellant also agreed to pay Mrs. Stoops $250 “for the landlord’s interest in the farm for the year 1905,” and to give her poesession on January 1st,…