Linn v. McLean
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Elmore. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 20th March, 1885, by "William S. McLean, against J. J. Linn, and sought to enforce an alleged vendor’s lien on land for the unpaid purchase-money.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Elmore. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 20th March, 1885, by "William S. McLean, against J. J. Linn, and sought to enforce an alleged vendor’s lien on land for the unpaid purchase-money. The tract of land contained about sixty acres, and was described as “the north half of the south-west quarter of section 31, township 18, range 17, except twenty acres taken off the east side of said land in a strip, whose western boundary shall be parallel with the said eastern line.” On the 13th February, 1884, the complainant…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
-The stipulation of the contract of February 13, 1884, giving appellant the right to purchase at any time within twelve months, may be regarded as an offer to sell, continuing and extending through the stipulated time; and, being supported by a sufficient consideration, it is not subject to revocation. If not accepted within the time limited, the proposal is withdrawn by its own limitation; but, though the agreement is unilateral, if accepted within the twelve months, it becomes mutually obligatory, and such as a court of equity will, in a proper case, enforce specific performance against…
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