Hamilton v. Smith
Hamilton v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
On motion. Action of special and general assumpsit to recover money paid for defendant.
■ The plaintiff, owning a farm which had been attached by a fertilizer company to recover for fertilizer sold, sold it to. one Holmes upon the agreement that a first mortgage would be given by the vendee to a Federal Land Bank, the proceeds of which should be used to settle the plaintiff’s indebtedness to the fertilizer company, and a second mortgage given by the vendee to the plaintiff to secure the rest of the purchase price. The deed of the farm and the two mortgages were recorded in April before the loan by the Federal Land Bank had been completed and pending the perfecting of the Bank’s
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount paid on the note. Case comes up on general motion.
The issues raised are of fact only. The witnesses were the plaintiff, defendant and his attorney. The evidence was conflicting but it was for the jury to say on which side was the greater weight of evidence. They passed upon the credibility of the witnesses and upon such corroborative evidence as was offered. We cannot say they, who saw and heard the witnesses, erred in giving greater weight to the evidence of the plaintiff. Sufficient evidence appears in the record, if believed, to warrant the verdict. Motion overruled.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Willard P. Hamilton v. Jerry Smith
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- Published