Swimm v. Bush

Campbell, Oh. J.

The bill is filed to enforce the specific performance of a written contract for the sale of a farm in the city of Owosso. The defense rests on the ground that the contract was obtained fraudulently and is unconscionable.

The facts, as we deduce them from the testimony, were in substance these: Bush is a clergyman, residing in Eastern Pennsylvania. He had owned the property for many years, and it was in the hands of a tenant. Not far from the end of May, 18G8, four persons had written to Bush to negotiate for .the purchase of the farm, but nothing had been done to close with…