Eddy v. St. Charles Land Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Suit in equity by W. E. Eddy against the St. Charles Land Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
This was a bill by the appellant for the enforcement of the specific performance by the appellee, St. Charles Land Company (herein referred to as the Land Company) of a written contract, made on December 16, 1911, whereby the latter agreed to sell and the former agreed to buy described tracts and lots situate in the Land Company’s drainage district No. 1, in St. Charles parish, La. The^stated consideration was the sum of $6,359.20, $1,589:30 of which was paid when the contract was made, $791.30 thereof in cash *255and $798 in the Land Company’s preferred stock. The balance…
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