Brown v. Sutton
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. Bill IN equity, to compelía spéciiic performance of a parol contract to convey a tract.of real estate in Wisconsin. ' Decree in complainant’s favor, from which respondent:, appealed. The case is stated in the opinión.
1Opinion of the Court
'Me. Justice IVItllet?.
delivered the opinion of the court.
'■ The bill was brought by Sarah S. Sutton, the appellee, against Erastus F.- Brown and Francis A'. Kenyon, executors , of the last will of John S. Kenyon, and was in the.nature of a suit for specific performance of a contract- and for the conveyance of the title to a certain house and grounds in the city of Oconotiiowoc, in Wisconsin. There was no written agreement on the subject, but the suit is based upon the idea- of a verbal promise or agreement upon the part of.’ John S. Kenyon in his lifetime that he would- convey the property…
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