Craig v. Zelian

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for the breach of an agreement for the conveyance of real property. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case the court ordered a nonsuit, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiffs have appealed.

An agreement for the sale of real property must not only be in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged, but the writing must also contain such a description of the property agreed to be sold, either in terms or by reference, that it can be ascertained without resort to parol evidence. Parol evidence may be resorted to for the purpose of…