Vermont Marble Co. v. Mead
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal in Chancery. Heard on pleadings and master’s report at the September Term, 1910, Rutland County, Hall, Chancellor. Case discontinued as to Carlos E. Mead on account of his death; and decree against George P. Eastman in accordance with the amended prayer of the bill. Said Eastman appealed. The opinion states the case. The language of Carlos E. Mead’s letter gives authority to sell and convey. Stadleman v. Fitzgerald, 14 Nebr. 290; 29 Am. & Eng.
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Appeal in Chancery. Heard on pleadings and master’s report at the September Term, 1910, Rutland County, Hall, Chancellor. Case discontinued as to Carlos E. Mead on account of his death; and decree against George P. Eastman in accordance with the amended prayer of the bill. Said Eastman appealed. The opinion states the case. The language of Carlos E. Mead’s letter gives authority to sell and convey. Stadleman v. Fitzgerald, 14 Nebr. 290; 29 Am. & Eng. Enc.,2nd Ed. 848; Ide v. Stanton, 15 Vt. 685;Lyon. v. Pollock, 99 U. S. 668; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc., 2nd Ed. 999; Craig-head v. Peterson, 72 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
The bill is for specific performance of a contract for the sale to the orator of a certain piece of quarry land and an undivided one-tenth of another piece of quarry land adjoining, both located in the town of West Rutland, this State. Before and at the time of making the contract in question the *24property covered by it was owned equally by Carlos E. Mead, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, and his brother John H. Mead, and their sister, Charity R. Burr, as tenants in common. John and Charity resided in West Rutland, near to each other and to the common property. The contract was dated June 1,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Murray v. BallouNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
- Carr v. DuvalSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Orr v. HodgsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Haydock v. . StowNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Van Dyke v. ColeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1908
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- Poole v. Atlanta Joint Stock Land BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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