César Chavez's father had agreed to clear 80 acres of land and in exchange he would receive the deed to the 40 acres that adjoined the family's adobe home. The agreement was broken and the land was sold to an individual named Justus Jackson. César's father asked aid from a lawyer, who advised him to take out a loan to buy the land. When the family could not pay the interest on the loan, they lost everything. The same lawyer bought the land back and sold it to the original owner. It was then that César Chavez learned the lessons of injustice that he would remember later in life.