Ford v. Euker
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of chancery court of city of Richmond, rendered June 9, 1888, in the cause of A. J. Ford against Louis Euker, brought for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate for the benefit of the plaintiff’s son, A. J. Ford, Jr. The relief sought was denied and the hill dismissed with costs. Complainant obtained an appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellant to compel specific performance by the appellee of a contract dated August 15th, 1884, for the sale of a lot of land.
On the 11th of August Ford offered to buy of the appellee, Euker, sixty feet on Broad street, between Seventh and Eighth streets, running back one hundred and thirty-six and one-half feet, at $200 per front foot, to be paid for by the assumption of a debt secured thereon of $12,000. On the 15th of August Eúker accepted the offer in writing. A few days afterwards, by a writing, not dated, the same contracting parties made another more…
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