Ballard v. . Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Connor, Judge, upon exceptions to the report of a referee, at Fall Term, 1885, of FrankliN Superior Court. There was a judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, 0. J.
In the year 1852, W. O. Green executed a title bond to N. G. Whitaker and Frank Whitaker, and therein covenanted, on payment of the purchase money., to convey to them a tract of land, containing about five hundred acres; and soon after, the said Frank sold and released his interest, under the contract, to his associate vendee.
Before 1857, the latter, who had gone into possession, paid a large part of the purchase money, and during the interval, agreed with defendant to sell to him a part of the tract, consisting of about sixty-five acres, and on July 30th, of the year mentioned,…
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