Richardson v. Lampton
Richardson v. Lampton
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The terms of the written memorandum of the contract for the sale of appellant's interest in the tract called the old “Brad
Petty wrote both deeds; the first one he wrote from field notes furnished him by Lampton and the second he wrote from field notes furnished by Kenkead, the county surveyor of Hardin county.
The deficit in the quantity claimed by appellee and the true quantity in the tract is just five acres. This deviation from the estimated quantity by appellee is even less than five per cent., which is less than was probably estimated by the parties, and is not such a per cent, as would authorize the interference of a court of equity. There is no evidence of fraud on the part of appellant or Oldridge, either in representing the boundary of the land, or the value of the spring.
The allegations in appellee’s original and amended petition do not authorize the court to reform the deed filed as Exhibit “D”. Wherefore the judgment is reversed and the cause is' remanded with directions to dismiss the petition.
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