Milam v. Williams

Lynch, Judge :

Plaintiff sues to compel specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. The court dismissed the bill on demurrer, and he appealed. James L. Williams owns in fee a lot of 10 acres, his wife one containing 7 acres. The two lots are contiguous, and constitute the “home place” or residence of the two defendants, who, by a written contract signed by each, but not acknowledged by either of them, agreed to convey the lots to plaintiff, as one boundary of 25 acres, for the sum of $2500 cash, provided he elected within thirty days to consummate the agreement. Having so…