De Armond v. Glasscock

The appellees, who are husband and wife, sued the appellant. The first four of the paragraphs of the complaint are based on the following contract:

“Received of Sarah Glasscock one hundred and thirty dollars, being payment for a house and lot, now lived in by said Sarah, in the town of Westport, which I agree to make a quitclaim deed to said property in six months from this date; this April 28 th, 1860. Thomas De Armond.”

The paragraphs need not be separately noticed. They allege that De Armond failed to execute the deed within the time stipulated in the said contract. It is also alleged that…