Hull v. Sturdivant
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
This was a Bill in Equity, by which the plaintiff sought to •enforce the conveyance of certain real estate to himself, by 4he defendant, under a contract of which the following is a copy:— “ Articles of agreement made and concluded at the city of Portland, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, this twenty-fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, by and between Isaac Sturdivant of Exeter, N. H., on the one part, and Robert…
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This was a Bill in Equity, by which the plaintiff sought to •enforce the conveyance of certain real estate to himself, by 4he defendant, under a contract of which the following is a copy:— “ Articles of agreement made and concluded at the city of Portland, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, this twenty-fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, by and between Isaac Sturdivant of Exeter, N. H., on the one part, and Robert Hull, tallow chandler, of the said city of Portland, on the other part:— “Witnesseth, — That the said Isaac Sturdivant, on…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Goodenow, J.
The bill seeks to enforce a specific performance of a contract, made and executed by the parties on the 25th day of February, 1853. It alleges full performance on the part of the complainant, and a neglect and refusal to perform on the part of the defendant. The answer admits the making and executing the agreement or indenture, under seal, as recited in the complainant’s bill; but alleges that the complainant never paid the sums of money mentioned in said indenture to be by him paid, to the defendant, in accordance with the terms of said…
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