Sands & Maxwell Lumber Co. v. Crosby

Complainant filed a bill in the circuit court for Oceana county for the specific performance of *314an alleged agreement whereby defendant Crosby was bound to convey 480 acres of land to complainant, but in violation of which he conveyed the lands to defendant Russell. The defendant Flood is charged as interested with Russell. The bill is rather vague in attempting to define in what precise manner the contract relations were made up; but inasmuch as no such contract could exist unless the entire terms of it were in writing, signed by Crosby or by some agent authorized by writing to sign for him,…