Chesbrough v. Vizard Investment Co.

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay,

Commissioner — Reversing.

On January 15, 1909, W. T. Campbell and wife entered into a contract with the North Fork Coal & Timber Company, by which the latter was authorized to sell Campbell’s land, consisting of 200 acres located in Letcher County, Kentucky, at the price of $10 an acre. Omitting the description of the land, the contract is as follows:

“We, the undersigned, do hereby list our lands for sale with the North Fork Coal & Timber Company, and they are authorized to sell our lands for us at the price of $10 per acre, and the said company…