Hudson v. Cozart
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at October Term, 1919, Of WILSON. Tbe action is to enforce tbe specific performance of a contract to convey a parcel or lot of land in tbe city of Wilson, pursuant to an option to purchase tbe same, contained in a written agreement executed by defendants to tbe plaintiff.
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Civil ACTION, tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at October Term, 1919, Of WILSON. Tbe action is to enforce tbe specific performance of a contract to convey a parcel or lot of land in tbe city of Wilson, pursuant to an option to purchase tbe same, contained in a written agreement executed by defendants to tbe plaintiff. On tbe bearing, it was admitted that tbe said lot was owned by tbe five named defendants, tbe interest being as follows: one-tbird by S. W. Smith, one third by W. P. Anderson, one-sixtb by U. H. Oozart, and one-twelfth each by Eagles and Carr. It further appeared that tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
On the trial it appeared that the five defendants named, owning a lot in the city of Wilson, on 31 January, 1916, entered into a written agreement, under seal, conferring on the plaintiff an option to buy the designated parcel of land, the portions of the agreement more directly relevant to the inquiry being as follows:
“And the said parties of the first part, plaintiffs, hereby contract and agree to execute and deliver to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, at or upon his request, on the 15th day of March, 1916, a good and sufficient deed for the said tracts of parcels…
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