Hall v. Shank
Hall v. Shank
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action by C. C. Hall against E. S. Shank and his wife to recover the amount of promissory notes which they executed to him October 30, 1909, for $1,000 and $1,700, respectively. The instruments were payable February 1, 1910, with interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, less a payment of $137.60. The recovery of $100 and $150 was also sought as reasonable sums as attorney’s fees, stipulated to be paid in case suit or action were instituted to collect the notes or any part thereof. The complaint, containing two causes of action, is in the usual form.
The answer admitted the making of the notes, which, it was averred by way of counterclaim, were executed to evidence a part of the purchase price of a land option contract held by Hall and Shank, who were jointly entitled to a crop of apples raised on the premises, the plaintiff’s equitable title to which was transferred to Shank; that Hall and Shank were partners, and the former superintended the harvesting and marketing of the fruit; that on October 30, 1909, an agreement was consummated whereby plaintiff relinquished his equitable interest in the land to Shank, who, in consideration therefor, paid him $4,000 and executed the notes mentioned; that, in order to induce Shank to enter into the agreement, Hall, who had harvested most of the fruit, represented to him that he had actual knowledge of the amount and condition of the crop; that there would be 8,000 boxes of marketable apples, of which 6,500 boxes would be suitable for shipping and the remainder fit for the local market; that Shank did not know, and had no means of estimating, the quality or quantity of the fruit, but relied upon such representations, and was per
The reply put in issue the material allegations of new matter in the answer and averred that the sum of $6,700, of which $4,000 was paid in cash and $2,700 evidenced by promissory notes, was given to Hall by Shank, who stipulated to pay that sum and take a transfer of the property burdened with the indebtedness. Based on these issues the cause was tried, whereupon the jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,889.53 and, judgment having been rendered thereon, the defendants appeal, assigning as error the refusal of the court to give two requested instructions, to the denial of which exceptions were taken.
The judgment will therefore be affirmed.
Affirmed: Rehearing Denied.
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