Jackson v. Knox
Supreme Court of Alabama
Tried before Hon. John W. Bishop. Appeal from Talladega City Court. This case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The appellee filed the present hill to enforce specific performance of a verbal contract for the sale of land. The bill shows that Sarah Jackson and her husband, Jerry Jackson, jointly owned the land in controversy; that in the year 1892 they sold the same to the appellee, Bichard Knox, for an agreed consideration, and put the purchaser in possession, and that he subsequently paid the entire purchase money according to the contract of purchase. Before the filing of this hill, the husband died, and the wife, appellant, instituted a suit in ejectment which is now pending to recover possession…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Knox v. Childersburg Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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