Ash v. Daggy

Bill in chancery to enforce a specific performance of a parol contract for the sale of land.

Ash agreed verbally with Baggy to sell him twenty-nine acres of land for 700 dollars, to be paid for when the latter sold his pork.

The parol contract was made February 1,1847. There was no part payment of the purchase-money. It does not appear that Ash ever delivered possession. When applied to for that purpose, he declined doing so, assigning as a reason that it was under lease until the middle of March following. Baggy took possession in March, 1847; whether with or without the consent of Ash does…