Titchenell v. Jackson
West Virginia Supreme Court
GREEN, Judge, furnishes the following statement oí the ease: At the July rules, 1882, Michael S. Titchenell filed his bill in the circuit court of Preston county against Charles W. Jackson and Joseph Feather, in which he stated, that Charles W. Jackson had obtained a judgment in the circuit court of Preston against him and then instituted a chancery suit in said court to subject his farm of fifty acres in said county to the payment thereot, and obtained a decree ordering the…
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GREEN, Judge, furnishes the following statement oí the ease: At the July rules, 1882, Michael S. Titchenell filed his bill in the circuit court of Preston county against Charles W. Jackson and Joseph Feather, in which he stated, that Charles W. Jackson had obtained a judgment in the circuit court of Preston against him and then instituted a chancery suit in said court to subject his farm of fifty acres in said county to the payment thereot, and obtained a decree ordering the sale of said land to pay said debts and the costs of the chancery suit. The terms of sale were enough money in cash to…
1Opinion of the Court
Green, Judge:
The counsel for the appellants has argued this case, as though the question presented by the record was, whether a court of equity would specifically enforce the contract entered into by Joseph Feather with Michael S, Titchenell on September 6, 1880; and he argues, that it should not be specifically enforced, first, because it is not mutual; second, because it is too uncertain for specific enfoi'cement; third, because it should be regarded as nudum pactum there being no consideration on the part of Titchenell, and therefore it can not be specifically enforced in his favor; and…
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