Roseboom v. Corbitt
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Suit in equity by Jacob A. Roseboom and Helen D., Roseboom against Samuel R. Corbitt and William S. Biles. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Complainants filedl their bill to rescind their contract of purchase, of a tract of land in Coahoma county, Miss., sold to them by' defendants. The Circuit Court entered a decree dismissing the bill, and appeal is taken from that decree. The important facts are these:
Complainants are husband and wife, and in 1906 resided at Mattoon, Ill.; Mr. Roseboom being a broom corn broker, and having considerable money for outside investment. Defendants resided at Memphis, Tenn., and were engaged in handling real estate, partly their own and partly for others. They owned the tract…
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