Hendrickson v. Lyons

In December, 1909, the respondents, Hendrickson, contracted to sell to one Bessie B. Utter a twenty-acre tract of land situated in Clarke county, saving to themselves the timber standing on the land (except a small described tract), and a right of way over which to remove the timber. After agreeing upon the contract, the parties went to a notary public, stated their agreement to him, and requested him to prepare the necessary legal instruments to carry the agreement into execution. The notary informed them that it would he necessary to execute a written agreement expressing the agreement of…