Jones v. . Boyd

On the 11th of July, 1878, the plaintiff issued his summons demanding specific performance according to the complaint to be filed, and four days thereafter ap plied to the judge of the district for the appointment of a receiver and for a restraining order. In the affidavit on which the application is based, the plaintiff states that early in the year 1875 he contracted with the defendant to sell him á tract of land containing thirty acres, at the price of five hundred dollars, to be paid in five annual instalments, and to make title when all the purchase money was paid-; and that in pursuance…