Manigault v. Bryan

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. JuSTicii Cothran.

This is primarily an action for the specific performance of a contract entered into between the plaintiff, Mary E. Manigault, and the defendant, Charlotte P. Bryan, for the sale and purchase of a certain house and lot in the city of Charleston known as. No'. 9 Gibbes Street, at the agreed price of $7,000.

Both parties are anxious tO' consummate the agreement, but the defendant Charlotte P. Bryan, the proposed purchaser, has raised a question in reference to the ability of Mrs. Manigault to convey to' her an unquestionable fee-simple…