Boyce's Executors v. Grundy
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the. circuit court of the United States for the district of west Tennessee. • . At January term 1830, (his case was before the court oo an appeal by the same appellants, and a decree was rendered in favour of the appellee. 3 Peters 210; The appellee in that case, had filed in the circuit, court a bill for the rescisión-of a contract entered into by him with the appellant’s testator, James Boyce, for the purchase of a quantity of land in the state of Mississippi;…
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APPEAL from the. circuit court of the United States for the district of west Tennessee. • . At January term 1830, (his case was before the court oo an appeal by the same appellants, and a decree was rendered in favour of the appellee. 3 Peters 210; The appellee in that case, had filed in the circuit, court a bill for the rescisión-of a contract entered into by him with the appellant’s testator, James Boyce, for the purchase of a quantity of land in the state of Mississippi; and upon which contract the two first instalments, payable by the same, being due, and ■unpaid, a suit had been…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is an appeal from a decree of thé circuit court’for the district of west Tennessee, rendered ’upon a mandate directing that court to execute a former decree of this court. The case, when formerly before this court, will be found reported in 3 Peters 210; to which reference may, therefore, be had for.a full statement of the facts.
The material facts are, that the original plaintiff, Mr Grundy, in 1823 brought his bill against Robert Boyce and Richard Boyce, as executors of James Boyce deceased, for the resci-sión of a contract for the sale of .lands in the state of Mississippi, stated in…
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