Horner v. Woodland

The appellant as plaintiff filed a bill in the Court below for a specific performance by the appellee of a contract for the purchase or exchange of certain lands, and from the decree dismissing his bill he took this appeal.

The written memorandum of the contract in question is composed of two parts, an offer to sell made by the appellant and an acceptance of the offer by the appellee. The offer and acceptance are as follows:

“ J. W. Woodland — I will take $4,500 for the Hammett lot with the $8,500 thereon if you will allow Mr. GrafHin one year in which to pay you $1,500 and deed the farm to him…