Mason v. Hodgson

At the April, 1950, term of the Circuit court of Fairfáx county J. R. Nesbitt and Gr. W. Coleman filed a bill in equity against Earle T. Mason for the purpose of removing a cloud upon the title to 52 acres of land which they purchased from A. N. Hodgson, Emory R. Hodgson, R. M. Hodgson and T. M. Hodgson by deed dated March 25, 1950.

The cloud upon the title was alleged to be a contract of sale signed by R. M. and T. M. Hodgson, two of the former owners of the land, and Earle T. Mason who claimed an option to buy it under the contract. The bill of complaint averred that the contract was…