Layton v. . Godwin

Plaintiff brings tbis suit to recover of tbe defendant tbe purchase price of certain lands, alleged to have been sold at public auction, and at which sale tbe defendant became tbe last and highest bidder. Recovery is resisted upon tbe ground that tbe contract is not in writing. Tbe court below was of opinion that certain letters, written by tbe defendant and in evidence on tbe trial, were sufficient to meet the requirements of tbe statute (O. S., 988), which provides: “All contracts to sell or convey any lands, ... or any interest in or concerning them, . . . shall be void unless said…