Baston v. Clifford

This was ap action for money had and received. The object of the suit, as appears from the record, was to recover back money paid by the appellee under a bond executed by appellant August 26, 1864, by which he obligated himself to convey, by warranty deed, to appellee, certain parcels of land therein described, containing in all 154 acres, for which appellee was to pay appellant $500 upon the execution of the instrument, and make and deliver to appellant two promissory notes of appellee of even date, the first of which was to be for $500, payable on or before January 1, 1865, and the other…