Vilas v. Dickinson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Crawford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. cited Howard vs. Jackson, 2 Stew., 493; Northrop vs. Speary, 1 Day, 23. cited JEarl of Aylesford’s Case, Strange, 783; Gale vs. Nixon, 6 Cow., 445; Lowry vs. Me-haffy, 10 Watts, 387; Patchin vs. Swift, 21 Vt, 292; Worrall vs. Munn, 1 Seld., 229,244; CUason vs. Bailey, 14 Johns., 484.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Cole, J.
It appears to us that the complaint in this case sets forth a good cause of action. It states, in substance, that the respondent executed and delivered to the appellants a .bond for a deed — setting out the bond in hcec verba — by which he bound himself in a penalty therein named, to convey to them certain lots in Prairie dn Chien upon their making the payments therein prescribed. It appears from the instrument that it was only signed by the respondent, but it is alleged in the complaint that it was “accepted, ratified and adopted” by the appellants, who made some…
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