George v. Lewis

The plaintiff’s intestate sold a tract of land to the defendant, in 1845. By the terms of the written contract, the defendant promised to pay a stipulated price within three years from the first day of January, 1845.

The defendant having failed to pay the price the suit was brought in December, 1855, wherein the plaintiff demanded a dissolution of the sale and a return of .the property, in pursuance of Articles 2041 and 2589 of the Civil Code. There was a judgment ordering the defendant to pay the price on or before the 1st December next; and, in default thereof, to surrender the land to the…