Dodderidge v. Bacon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PORTER, J.:

The defendant Bacon entered into a written contract on December 20, 1910, by which he agreed to sell to John H. Swinburn a quarter section of land in Morris county, $400 being paid in cash and the balance, $3600, to be paid on March 1, 1911, at which time the deed and possession of the land were to be delivered to the purchaser. Two or three days before March 1, Swinburn called at the office of defendant and asked for the abstract and deed so he could have them examined, and,was informed that the papers were not ready. He went again on March…