Leroy v. Harwood
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; Jethro P. Henderson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted toy the appellee against the appellant to rescind and cancel a contract which appellee alleged was entered into ¡between the parties, and which is as follows: “It is agreed by and between Joe Leroy and Undine Harwood wherein the said Joe Leroy agrees to sell to the said Undine Harwood northwest quarter of tire northeast quarter of section 14, township 3…
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Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; Jethro P. Henderson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted toy the appellee against the appellant to rescind and cancel a contract which appellee alleged was entered into ¡between the parties, and which is as follows: “It is agreed by and between Joe Leroy and Undine Harwood wherein the said Joe Leroy agrees to sell to the said Undine Harwood northwest quarter of tire northeast quarter of section 14, township 3 south, of range 19 west, lying in Garland County, Arkansas, for a consideration of twenty-five hundred dollars in cash. It…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,(1) (after statip.g the facts). The contract in suit was an executory agreement under which the appellant, for the consideration named, was to convey to the appellee the tract of land described by deed which would give her a clear title to the satisfaction of her attorney. The contract itself and the testimony of the parties thereto, which is not in conflict with the written contract,show that both parties contemplated that the appellee, for the consideration named, should acquire a fee simple title to the land) .and the contract and the uncontroverted, evidence show that before the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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