Martin v. Laboon
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before MemmingER, ]., Anderson, April term, 1920. Action for specific performance by A. R. Martin against J. B. RaBoon. Prom judgment for defendant the plaintiff appeals. cite: Contract sufficiently definite under Statute of Frauds: 6 R. R. A. (N. S.) 956; 22 Wend. 148; 45 N. C. 65; 31 S. C. 606; 33 S. C. 376; 1 Brev. 546; 21 S C. 481; 25 R. C. R. 651; R. R. A. 1917-A 564. Failure to show definite time for payment should not defeat', contract: 77 S. C. 511; 25 R. R. R. 219,…
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Before MemmingER, ]., Anderson, April term, 1920. Action for specific performance by A. R. Martin against J. B. RaBoon. Prom judgment for defendant the plaintiff appeals. cite: Contract sufficiently definite under Statute of Frauds: 6 R. R. A. (N. S.) 956; 22 Wend. 148; 45 N. C. 65; 31 S. C. 606; 33 S. C. 376; 1 Brev. 546; 21 S C. 481; 25 R. C. R. 651; R. R. A. 1917-A 564. Failure to show definite time for payment should not defeat', contract: 77 S. C. 511; 25 R. R. R. 219, Sec. 18. After contract of sale, was executed Martin was no longer a tenant, but became a purchaser and acts thereafter…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
In the early part of the year 1919 the plaintiff, A. R. Martin, rented from the defendant, J. B. Ra Boon, a certain parcel of land, a portion of a tract containing 83 Ya acres which belonged to Ra Boon. It is conceded on all sides that the western, boundary of this rented parcel was a line, not accurately defined, but generally following a path which led from Rosamond’s mill to the Babb house on Ra Boon’s other land, and thence, roughly, in the same direction from the Babb house to a public road. It appears that the parties had had…
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