Carrell v. Potter

This suit was instituted to compel Potter to perform an agreement for the conveyance of a parcel of land in Eaton county. The court below decreed performance and Potter appealed. It appears that in August, 1864, the defendants Potter and Young entered into a written agreement by which Potter agreed to convey the land to Young for two hundred and fifty dollars, and that a large portion of the consideration was then paid and the payment of the residue deferred until October of the following year.

The contract contained mutual stipulations and was formally executed by the parties. On the 25 th of…