Beneaux v. Sparks
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Chancery Court; J. V. Bourlamd, Chancellor; It was clearly understood by all parties where the dividing line between Sparks and Beneaux was to run and defendants should not be allowed to profit by their own wrong, and the cause should be reversed, so that maps testified from but not introduced, and the evidence of defendant, Woodruff, be introduced to the end that justice be done to all parties.
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
This action was instituted by the appellant against the appellees. The purpose of the suit was to have certain deeds canceled and to require specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain lands.
The appellant alleged in substance that she and appellee Sparks separately purchased certain lands of the appellee, Woodruff; that when the purchase was made by her from Woodruff Sparks was present and had notice of the lands which Woodruff was to convey to her and which she described in her complaint by metes and bounds. She alleged that she paid the purchase money and went into possession…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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