Court Opinion

ID: 9832060
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 21:35:08.693038+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:43:41.608896
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
The facts fail to show that the trip to Florida by appellant was necessary in order to close the trade with Martin; but in a letter, written by appellant to appellee, he stated, regardless of the sale to Martin, that he intended to go to Florida. That letter clearly indicated that appellant desired to visit Florida, in order to make other land trades, and that he intended to spend quite a time there “to look things over well and try and make some money down there.” He could have signed the option to Martin at his home in Texas, but when it was sent to him he failed to sign it and went to Florida. If he incurred any expense or trouble in going to Florida, it was voluntary on his part, and he cannot escape his debt to appellee on that ground. He went to Florida and raised the price on the land $5 an acre on the plea to Martin that he wanted to give appellee $5 an acre for her labor, and if there was any trouble it was caused by appellant. The evidence fails to show that appellant was put to any trouble or incurred any expense to close the trade with Martin. Appellant went to Florida, not to close a trade with Martin, but to consummate other and larger sales.
The motion for rehearing is overruled.