In answer to the remainder of said paragraph three, this defendant denies that he made any representations to the said plaintiffs regarding the condition of said farm, for the purpose of effecting a sale hereof to the said plaintiffs, or that they acted in any way upon any representations made by this defendant regarding said farm at the time of purchasing the same. This defendant admits that after having agreed with the said plaintiffs to exchange his said farm property for the property owned by the said plaintiffs, that he, the said defendant, made a deposit of $100.00 upon said exchange, but denies that said deposit was made by the said defendant for the purpose of effecting any dishonest purpose whatever, but that the said deposit was made in good faith by the said defendant.

4. In answer to paragraph four of said bill of complaint, this defendant denies that he went with the said plaintiffs to see said farm, and on the contrary this defendant avers that he never went with the said plaintiffs to said farm at any time prior to the time that the exchange of the properties of the parties hereto was effected, which was on, to-wit, the 20th day of June. 1917. This defendant avers however, that he is informed and verily believes that the said plaintiffs had visited said farm on the said 17th day of June, 1917, but avers that at the time of so doing the said plaintiffs were accompanied by the said Adam Bueczynski and the said Wrybicki, the real estate agents, who brought about the said exchange of the said defendant's farm for the said plaintiffs' property located in the said Village of Hamtramck; that in addition to said real estate agents, their wives, and families also accompanied them on said trip, but this defendant avers that at that time he had no knowledge that the said plaintiffs contemplated visiting and examining said farm, and further avers that that fact did not come to his knowledge until the following day.

This defendant, therefore, has no knowledge regarding the amount of whisky which the said plaintiffs drank at the time they visited said farm, or how much they were under the influence thereof at any time during said journey. This defendant therefore denies that at the time of visiting said farm that the said plaintiffs were in any wise under his influence, or that they were prevented in any way from investigating said farm. Defendant avers, however, in that connection, that he is informed and verily believes that at the time of visiting said farm, on the said 17th day of June, 1917, that the said plaintiffs made a thorough and careful examination of the same, and that upon the results of said examination they, the said plaintiffs, decided to purchase said farm and instructed the said real estate agents to interview the owner thereof and to purchase the same if possible.

5. In answer to paragraph five of said bill of complaint, this defendant again denies that he had any interview whatever with the said plaintiffs at the time they visited the said farm on the said 17th day of June, 1917, or that he made any representations to them regarding said farm.

6. In answer to paragraph six of said bill of complaint, this defendant denies that he made any agreement with the said plaintiffs regarding an exchange of the respective properties of the parties hereto on the said 17th day of June, 1917, but on the contrary, avers that on the 19th day of June, 1917, the said real estate men came to this defendant and advised him that they had a purchaser for his said farm, who was willing to exchange an equity in a house and lot in the Village of Ham-tramck, in payment of this defendant's interest in said farm. That the said real estate agents, for the purpose of effecting said sale, requested this defendant to accompany them to the home of the said plaintiffs who were at that time total strangers to this defendant. That in accordance with said request, this defendant went with the said real estate agents to the home of the said plaintiffs where he was introduced to them and interviewed them for the first time regarding an exchange of said property; that the said plaintiffs thereupon advised this defendant that they were desirous of exchanging their said property in the Village of Ham-tramck for defendant's said farm.

That after considerable discussion regarding the terms of said exchange, it was agreed between the parties hereto that this defendant was to exchange his interest in said farm to the said plaintiffs for their interest in their said property in the said Village of Hamtramck, and in addition thereto, this defendant agreed to pay the said plaintiffs an additional sum of $150.00.

In answer to the remainder of said paragraph, this defendant admits that at the time of said interview, he, the said defendant, signed the said paper known therein as Plaintiff's Exhibit A, but denies that he made any false representations regarding the contents thereof, and denies also that the said plaintiffs or either of them signed said Exhihit A, as appears upon the face thereof, the same being signed by no one but the defendant herein.

7. In answer to paragraph seven of said bill of complaint, this defendant admits that the said plaintiffs assigned and transferred their interest in their said land contract to said defendant, on the 20th day of June, 1917, but denies that said assignment was made by the said plaintiffs. In reliance upon any statements or representations which had been made by this defendant. This defendant also admits that his interest in said farm was assigned by the said John Grochala direct to the said plain tiffs, the reason for which is hereinafter stated, and in further answer to said paragraph seven, this defendant alleges as follows:

(a) That the defendant herein purchased said farm from one John Grachala on, to-wit, the 12th day of June, 1917; that at the time of purchasing the same, the said Grochala's equity therein amounted to the sum of $2,500; that in payment of said Grochala's equity in said farm, this defendant paid to the said Grochala the sum of $50.00 in cash as a deposit, and assigned to him an equity amounting to $1,300, which this defendant then owned in a certain house and lot located in the Village of Hamtramck, Michigan, and also, thereupon, agreed to pay to the said Grochala the further sum of $1,200 in cash; that in consideration thereof, the said Grochala thereupon executed and delivered to this defendant a bill of sale of all personal property on said farm, including certain live stock, farming implements, etc., and agreed to assign to this defendant the contract of the said Grochala, under which he was purchasing said farm, upon payment by this defendant of the balance of said purchase price, which amounted to $1,200.