Williamson v. George
Williamson v. George
Opinion of the Court
W. J. Williamson brought this suit in the district court of Hamilton county against Heinrich George. The latter had a verdict and judgment and Williamson brings the same here for review on error.
In his petition in the district court Williamson alleged the purchase by him of a quarter section of land in Kansas from George; that the latter executed to him a deed of conveyance for said land warranting the same to be free of all incumbrance except the taxes and a mortgage of $500 on the land which Williamson assumed and agreed to pay as a part of the consideration for such conveyance; that at the time of said conveyance the land was incumbered by a mortgage for $100 in addition to the $500 mortgage assumed by Williamson. George in his answer admitted the sale of the land to Williamson and the execution and delivery to him of a deed therefor, but he interposed as a defense to the action that the contract between him and Williamson was that he would sell and convey his equity only in this land to Williamson for $100; that he was a Russian unable to read or write the English language, and could understand but very little of it when spoken; that Williamson paid him the $100 and he, George, and his wife executed the deed of conveyance, but that Williamson caused to be fraudulently inserted therein the covenant against incumbrance contrary to the agreement between the parties.
Several complaints are made in the brief of counsel for .the plaintiff in error here as to the action of the district court in the admission and exchuk.n of evidence on the trial. We have carefully examined this record and it must suffice to say that we do not think any action of the district court in that respect was prejudicial to the plaintiff in error.
Complaints are also made by the plaintiff of the action of the district court in giving and refusing to give certain instructions. We have likewise examined these and
Affirmed.
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