East v. Atkinson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania. county. Decree for the complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This suit was brought by W. P. Atkinson to enforce the specific performance of a contract whereby, as he alleges, Mrs. Scenia Ann Yeatts agreed to sell to him 98 acres of land. The decree of the circuit court awarded the relief prayed for, and this appeal is brought by G. W. East, who has succeeded to the rights and liabilities of Mrs. Yeatts under the alleged contract.
The following are the essential facts: In August, 1905,, Atkinson contracted with John Hodnett, his father-in-law, for the purchase of about 154 acres of land, of which the 98 acres here involved is a part. He gave Hodnett his…
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