Duvall v. Guthrie

*532OPINION of the Court, by

Ch. J. Boyle.

— James Guthrie having located for George James 8000 acres of land, the latter on the 28th of March 1783 executed to the former a writing to convey to him one fourth of the land. Some time in the same year or the next thereafter, it was verbally agreed between them that Guthrie should have 3000 acres lying on the Rolling Fork, her low the mouth of Prather’s creek, for his services as locator. On the 24th ef April 1786, James sold the. *533s&id 3000 acres to William and Claibourn Duvall, as trustees for Samuel Duvall, for the consideration of 600/. and executed…