Downs v. Hatcher

This is an action of contract in which the plaintiffs seek to recover the sum of five hundred dollars which they allege was deposited under the terms of a real estate agreement which they allege the defendants failed to keep.

The answer in substance is a general denial and the Statute of Frauds.

The facts material to the issue reported do not appear to be in dispute. It appears from the report that on July 9, 1945 the plaintiffs and the defendants entered into a written agreement, whereby among other matters not now material the defendants agreed to sell and the plaintiffs agreed to purchase,…