Haskell v. Heathcote

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

This appeal is from a decree dismissing a bill for the specific performance of a contract to sell real estate. Perhaps much of the difficulty experienced by the parties (as well as hy the court) is directly attributable to plaintiff’s disregard of the provisions of Equity Rules 38 and 39 providing for preliminary injunctions with or without affidavit and the action of the court below in countenancing the violation of the rules. On the mere presentation of the bill on June 2nd the court below allowed a rule to show cause returnable June 21st with a stay of…