INDICTMENT for Perjury tried at Fall Term, 1877, of Haywood Superior Court, before Furches, J. ' In 1872, W. G. Royd, the prosecutor, sold a horse to 'William Halcombe for §100. He took a note payable to his mother, Elizabeth Boyd, and Halcombe secured its payment by mortgage on real estate. Boyd sold the land to one Cagle for $125 aud gave him a bond for title upon payment of the same.
Decided 1878-01-05
Faircloth, J.
¶1
In this case it became material for the-jury to know whether a certain note was given for a horse or for the purchase of land, and the evidence was conflicting.
¶2
The defendant requested the Court to charge the jury “ that if Boyd sold a horse to Halcombe and took the mortgage to secure him, and that was all the debt he had against the land, it made no difference how the contract was made to lift the mortgage, still in law, it was an agreement to pay the debt created for the horse, and that the 'defendant would not be guilty, ” which was declined by the Court.
¶3
We
think this was a proper instruction for the jury, and that the refusal to give it entitles the defendant to another trial. This conclusion renders it unneccessary to consider other exceptions, as they may not arise again.
¶4
There is error. Let this be certified to the end that the •Court below may proceed according to law.
