Hill v. Jessup

— This case originated in the Jefferson Circuit Court upon the filing of a complaint by the plaintiff-appellee, Norman K. Jessup, for the specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale of real estate located in Jefferson County, Indiana. The cause was later venued to the Ripley Circuit Court.

The defendant-appellants owned seven-ninths interest in fifty-three acres of land and, upon the advice of legal counsel, the appellants signed the contract in question in the living room of their home. By the terms of this agreement, the appellee promised to pay $1,000.00 down and $19,222.20 by…