Peck v. Stanfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

This was an action in .ejectment brought by appellants to recover certain real estate claimed to have been purchased of one Page. ' One of the defenses pleaded by the respondents was that Page had previously contracted to sell the land in question to respondent Sallie Stanfield, in consideration of her agreeing to release the debt she held against him, and she sought á specific performance of that contract.

It is conceded that appellants stand in no better ppsition than Page stood, as the respondents 'were in possession of the premises when…