Richardson v. Perrin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Meadow. Elbert superior court. September 20, 1910. G. G. Perrin and L. L. Richardson entered into a written contract, which contained the following: “Said second party has this day rented from first party, for the years 1905-6-7-8 and 9, the following lands: all that part of lands on the public road leading to Elberton from Carpenter’s Mill [beginning] at a certain piece of woods just south of C. W. Morris’s home, thence running a westerly…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Meadow. Elbert superior court. September 20, 1910. G. G. Perrin and L. L. Richardson entered into a written contract, which contained the following: “Said second party has this day rented from first party, for the years 1905-6-7-8 and 9, the following lands: all that part of lands on the public road leading to Elberton from Carpenter’s Mill [beginning] at a certain piece of woods just south of C. W. Morris’s home, thence running a westerly direction to the pasture fence on west side of pasture, and thence following the line a southerly direction and back to…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The defendant, who was an owner of land, entered into a written contract with the plaintiff to lease to the latter certain land for five years, with an option on the part of the lessee to purchase 200 acres after the expiration of three years from the beginning of the lease. The plaintiff filed an equitable petition, seeking to compel the defendant to specifically perform the agreement to sell. It was held that the description of the land to be sold was too indefinite to authorize a decree of specific performance. Richardson v. Perrin, 133 Ga. 721 (66 S.…
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- Wyche v. GreeneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Rogers v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846
- Administrators of Ligon v. RogersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Richardson v. PerrinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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