Holmes v. Schofield

This was an action of assumpsit brought by Samuel W. Schofield and William T. Ball against William Holmes. The case stated by the declaration is as follows;

On the 19th of January, 1835, the parties’ entered into an agreement in writing, by which the defendant below agreed to sell to the plaintiffs certain real estate, for the sum of 1,800 *172dollars. The plaintiffs were to pay the defendant 400 dollars of the purchase-money by the 10th of April, 1835, and to give him for the balance four notes of 350 dollars each, payable annually. After all the payments should be made, the defendant was to give…