White v. Poole
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Writ of Entev, for the possession of certain premises in Hanover. William H. Poole disclaimed, and Annie L. Poole answered by filing a bill in equity to enforce specific performance of an oral agreement to convey land. The bill alleges that the plaintiffs’ testator, William II.
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Writ of Entev, for the possession of certain premises in Hanover. William H. Poole disclaimed, and Annie L. Poole answered by filing a bill in equity to enforce specific performance of an oral agreement to convey land. The bill alleges that the plaintiffs’ testator, William II. White, promised the defendant that if she would abandon her purpose of going to Cuba, remain in Hanover, and induce her husband to do the same, he would build and give to her a house in Hanover; that in consideration of this promise and in reliance thereon, the defendant and her husband abandoned their purpose of going…
1Opinion of the CourtBingham, J.
The questions in this case arise on the plaintiffs7 demurrer to a bill in equity filed as an answer to the writ of entry brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant to recover the possession of certain real estate in Hanover. The plaintiffs contend that the defendant is not entitled to the relief prayed for in the bill, for the reason that the terms of the contract there set out are-not sufficiently definite to enable a court of equity to decree specific performance, and that their demurrer should have been sustained. They say that, according to the allegation of the bill, the contract…
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- Stillings v. StillingsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1893
- Brown v. PrescottSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1884
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