Taylor v. Campbell
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Collin. Tried below before the Hon. Joseph Bledsoe. Taylor brought this suit for specific performance of a written contract between appellee’s testate, Jacob Buth, ancl Howell & Bagsdale, dated June 8, 1857, alleging that in éonsideration of Howell & Bagdale having located and paid the expenses of the survey and location of a specified six hundred and forty acres of land by virtue of certificate issued to Wm.
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Appeal from Collin. Tried below before the Hon. Joseph Bledsoe. Taylor brought this suit for specific performance of a written contract between appellee’s testate, Jacob Buth, ancl Howell & Bagsdale, dated June 8, 1857, alleging that in éonsideration of Howell & Bagdale having located and paid the expenses of the survey and location of a specified six hundred and forty acres of land by virtue of certificate issued to Wm. M. Williams, and the further consideration of procuring the patents and paying the expenses thereof, Buth bound himself to convey to Howell & Bags-dale, as soon as patents…
1Opinion of the Court
Stayton, Associate Justice.—
This action was brought for the specific performance of a contract to convey land, alleged to have been made between Howell & Bagsdale and Jacob Buth on the 8th day of June, 1857. The appellant claims as the assignee of Howell & Bagsdale. Among other defenses the defendant pleaded a general denial, which imposed upon the appellant the necessity of proving his case. The cause was tried without a jury, and, as the judgment shows, upon the evidence.
*317There is in the transcript an agreement, signed by counsel for the respective parties, of facts which it was agreed might…
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