Opinion ID: 1677181
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Heading: the property conveyances

Text: The Chaffins contend that their interest in an 80-acre parcel of property was conveyed to Hall in complete satisfaction of Highland's debt to Hall; Mrs. Chaffin so testified. Hall contends, however, that only the profit, if any, made from the resale of the property was to be applied in reducing Highland's debt to him; Hall so testified. The undisputed evidence shows that Hall purchased the property with money he borrowed, and that, while the Chaffins did receive an interest in the property which was subsequently deeded back to Hall, the Chaffins did not contribute any money for the purchase or for payment of interest on the funds borrowed to purchase the property. Furthermore, the evidence also shows that Hall sold the property for essentially the amount of money he had invested in it, thereby making no profit on the resale. When we apply our ore tenus standard of review, discussed previously, to the conflicting evidence before the trial judge, we find competent evidence supportive of the trial court's findings, and we cannot say those findings were erroneous or manifestly unjust. Because we find no error below, the judgment appealed from is affirmed. AFFIRMED. TORBERT, C.J., and MADDOX, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.