Griffith v. Ventress
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Ohanceiy Court of Barbour. Heard before the Hon. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed on the 31st December, 1887, by Junius Griffith and the heirs at law of Jere Griffith, deceased, against the administrator and heirs at law of Thomas Yentress, deceased, and was in the nature of a bill for specific performance, seeking a divestiture of-the legal title to a tract of land out of the defendants, and a decree vesting it in complainants; and it also…
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Appeal from the Ohanceiy Court of Barbour. Heard before the Hon. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed on the 31st December, 1887, by Junius Griffith and the heirs at law of Jere Griffith, deceased, against the administrator and heirs at law of Thomas Yentress, deceased, and was in the nature of a bill for specific performance, seeking a divestiture of-the legal title to a tract of land out of the defendants, and a decree vesting it in complainants; and it also prayed an injunction of a judgment in ejectment, which the administrator of Ventress had obtained for the possession of the…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The record contains the following statement of facts : On and prior to the 12th day of January, 1879, Thomas Yentress was possessed of and owned in fee certain lands described in the pleadings, and on that day sold the same to Junius Griffith and Jere Griffith, put the vendees in possession, and' executed his bond to make them valid titles upon the payment of the expressed consideration. The entire purchase money was afterwards paid, but Thomas Yentress. died without executing a deed of conveyance as provided for in his bond for titles. Prior to the death of Thomas Yentress, but after he had…
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