Lane v. Howard

1. In a suit for specific performance of a parol contract for the purchase of land, where the evidence and the admissions of the defendant sellers showed that the contract was made as alleged, that the purchase-money has been paid, and that the purchaser took possession and made valuable improvements on the land, the verdict in favor of the petitioner was authorized by the evidence.(a) Evidence introduced by the defendant who was not the seller, which might have been sufficient to have authorized a finding that she made the contract of purchase, paid most of the purchase-money, made valuable…