Davis v. Holbrook

The object of this action was the recovery of the possession of real property. The defendants relied solely upon their rights under a parol contract with the grantor of the plaintiffs (of' which the latter had knowledge before they took title) for the purchase of the property, at the price of $800 per acre, to be paid within a reasonable time, and their continued possession, and the erection of valuable improvements on the premises in reliance upon the contract. The equitable defense in the answer setting up this contract further alleges that, though defendants never made a tender of the…