Abraham v. Stewart

The bill was filed in this cause to compel the specific performance of a contract to convey land. The contract contains the following clauses:

“And that, as part and further consideration of the sale as hereby made, the party of the second part shall, within - years from date, erect on said lot a suitable dwelling-house at least two stories high, the same to be of not less than eighteen-foot posts and to cost not ■less than--dollars; said dwelling to be not less than twenty-feet from the front line of said lot; and, on taking possession of said lot, shall put, keep, and maintain a • sufficient…