Mitchell v. Jones

Bill in chancery by William Jones against Elijah Mitchell, John Ritchey, and John Thompson. The case presents the following facts :

On the 7th of August, 1836, said Mitchell executed to Jones, the plaintiff, a sealed instrument, binding himself, for and in consideration of 700 dollars in hand paid, to convey to Jones, on the 1st day of September, 1838, the entire title, in fee simple, to a certain part of a lot in the town of Greensburg, Decatur county, Indiana.

On the 24th of July, 1833, Mitchell had sold the same ground, and conveyed it in fee simple to John Ritchey, for the consideration of…