Hinton v. Martin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Union Circuit Court; Charles W. Smith, Judge; In arriving at the intention of parties to a contract, it must be construed as a whole and not from some particular word or words. 130 Ark. 381. A purchaser is entitled to a marketable title in the absence of a stipulation to accept a different title. 85 Ark. 289; 120 Ark. 69. Where a “good and valid deed of conveyance” was provided for, held, the purchaser was entitled to a marketable title. 21 Ark. 298. The same…
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Appeal from Union Circuit Court; Charles W. Smith, Judge; In arriving at the intention of parties to a contract, it must be construed as a whole and not from some particular word or words. 130 Ark. 381. A purchaser is entitled to a marketable title in the absence of a stipulation to accept a different title. 85 Ark. 289; 120 Ark. 69. Where a “good and valid deed of conveyance” was provided for, held, the purchaser was entitled to a marketable title. 21 Ark. 298. The same conclusion was reached by the court in the following cases: 44 Ark. 145; (a deed of 'conveyance in fee of the legal title…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The complaint in this case alleged that on January 28, 1921, .E. C. D’Yarmitt delivered to appellee, C. M. Martin, as part payment on an oil lease, a check of D’Yarmitt, payable to appellant, Harley Hinton, drawn on the Commercial National -Bank, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the sum of $2,500, pursuant to a contract for the sale of said lease. By the terms of said contract it was agreed that D’Yarmitt should pay the additional sum of $13,500 in payment of the balance of the purchase price of said lease upon the approval of the title thereof by Marsh & Marlin, a firm of attorneys selected to…
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