Russell v. Russell

The bill in this case was filed to obtain the specific performance of an oral agreement claimed to have been made by the defendants, who are father and mother of complainant, whereby they agreed, in substance, that if the complainant, who was at the time residing in Canada, would return and build a house upon, and settle down upon, the 40 acres of land in question, the defendants would convey to him the land. The complainant was the owner of a wild 40 near by. The defendant John Russell owned 160 acres, the 40 in question being across the road from the main portion of his land, and opposite…