Drake Lumber Co. v. Branning

This appeal is from a decree sustaining a demurrer to a bill of complaint and dismissing the bill brought by Drake Lumber Company seeking the enforcement of a specific performance by the administrator ad litem of a contract for the sale of growing timber made by Ernest L. Maull, deceased. The contract is as follows: “Received of Drake Lumber Oo. ($240.00) Two Hundred and Forty and no/100 Dollars payment in full for all the timber on 80 acres of my land described as follows: W. % of the N. W. y4 of Sec. 4, Tp. 56, S. of R. 39, and deed of which I will make to them at any time they require same.