Hackwith v. Damron

Opinion oi'the Court, by

Judge Mills,

John Smith and John Preston, in the year Í7-87; en-iered into a written contract with Daniel and Matthias, Harman, and Charles and Menry Skaggs, in which-the. four latter agreed to-fmd out vacant, lands on- Sandy river, whereon to locate land warrants to be furnished by Smith and Preston, to the amount of 100;000 acres, and to attend the surveying, Smith and Preston bearing all expenc.es, and.as a compensation, Smith and- Preston were to convey to them, one third of all the lands located*

Locations to a considerable amount were made, and among the rest,…