Williams v. Swan

Tbe record in tbis case shows! that H. E. Swan, defendant in error, owned an option on certain real estate which was valuable for a deposit of limestone thereon and which he had had tested by engineers ¡.that tbe value of tbe land was $1,-400; that he had agreed to pay $1,400 for .it; that he entered into a written contract with plaintiff in error whereby plaintiff in error agreed to pay for the land and to give the defendant in error a two-thirds interest therein; that plaintiff in error failed, neglected, and refused to perform the contract; that the defendant in. error sued for a recovery…