Graham v. Hendren
Supreme Court of Virginia
ON the 0th day of August, 1811, an agreement was reduced to writing, between Thomas Taylor of the city of Richmond, (who acted in behalf of John Graham,) and Patrick Hendren of the county of Charles city, stating that Taylor had purchased of H ndren “ a tract of land in the state of Ohio, con- “ taining twelve hundred acres, more or less, at three dollars “ per acre.”
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ON the 0th day of August, 1811, an agreement was reduced to writing, between Thomas Taylor of the city of Richmond, (who acted in behalf of John Graham,) and Patrick Hendren of the county of Charles city, stating that Taylor had purchased of H ndren “ a tract of land in the state of Ohio, con- “ taining twelve hundred acres, more or less, at three dollars “ per acre.” The land was described as situate “ near the “ town of Williamsburg, and as the saíne land that was pateat- “ ed in the name of Col. Holt Richardson of King William “ county lately deceased.” Eighteen hundred dollars of the…
1Opinion of the Court
*187Tuesday, October 28th, 1816
Judge Roane
pronounced the ©om-t’s • i -nion ; that, upon the tes. ¡¡ron}', tiu was such a m¡í5imdt:n'anding between the parties, at the time of entering into the written contract in the proceedings contained, as to the ideniy of the land, to which that contract relates, that a Court of Equity ought not, in its discretion, to interfere by decreeing a specific performance. The Court is also of opinion that Jf alter Dunn ought to have been a party to the Appellee’s Bill; but, ns he whs not made a party by him, after his interest was fully disclosed by the answers; as,…
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