Ambrouse's heirs v. Keller
Supreme Court of Virginia
In September 1867, the widow and heirs of William Ambrouse filed their bill in the Circuit court of Frederick county, against George W. Keller, to enforce the specific execution of a contract entered into between the said Keller and Ambrouse for the sale by Keller to Ambrouse of a tract of land lying in the county of Frederick.
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In September 1867, the widow and heirs of William Ambrouse filed their bill in the Circuit court of Frederick county, against George W. Keller, to enforce the specific execution of a contract entered into between the said Keller and Ambrouse for the sale by Keller to Ambrouse of a tract of land lying in the county of Frederick. On the 29th of January 1864, the parties entered into a contract under seal, by which Keller sold to Ambrouse a tract of land in the county of Frederick, containing one hundred and twenty-four acres, in consideration of the sum of four thousand dollars, the price asked…
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
The decrees complained of in the petition for appeal were rendered, one of them on the 23d day of July *77218 68, and the other on the 28th of January 1869. A subsequent decree finally disposing of the cause and dismissing the bill was rendered on the 12th day of June 1869. The appeal was not allowed until the 26th day 0f October 1871; but it is conceded by the parties, by counsel, as a fact in the cause to be considered by the court, that the petition was presented to one of the judges of this court at Staunton during the August term of the court, 1871, which commenced August 10th and closed…
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