Legal Opinion

Hissam v. Parrish

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 1896PublishedCited by 17 opinions

cited Pom. Eq. Jur. §§ 1401; 1402, 1405; Pom. Spe. Perf. § 165; Beach, Cor. § 517; Code c. 54, s. 8; 25 W. Va. 127? 528; 35 W. Ya. 194. cited 22 Am. & Eng. Euc. Law, 1020, 1021; 35 W. Ya. 194; 25 W. Va. 470; 14 S. E. Rep. 255; 3 N. E. Rep. 142; 79 Ala. 180; 6 Colo. 318; 45 N. J. Eq. 95; 38 N. E. Rep. 432; 82 Ala. 370; 8 So. Rep. 368.

1Opinion of the Court

ENGLISH, Judge:

This was a suit in equity brought by D. E. Hissam, in the Circuit Court of Cabell county, against M. F. Parrish, S. J. Kane, S. W. Neville, and A. H. Nagle, on the 23rd day of May, 1893, praying that the defendants, and each of them, be required to specifically perform a contract bearing date the 28th day of September, 1891, a copy of which is exhibited with the plaintiff’s bill, and which agreement purports to have been made between D. F. Hissam, of the first part, and the Milton Manufacturing Company, of the second part, but which agreement appears to have been signed and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Benedict v. LynchNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
  2. Duvall v. MyersHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1850
  3. Patrick v. HortonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Burke v. ParkeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Virginian Export Coal Co. v. Rowland Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Ulrey v. KeithIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Baruch v. W. B. Haggerty, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
  4. Moody v. CraneIdaho Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Connell v. YostWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907

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