Bartholomew v. Bason

This is a suit by the appellant-purchaser for specific performance of a written contract for the purchase of land and abatement of purchase price on that portion of the land contracted for but unowned by the seller. The parties entered into a contract for the sale of certain lots in the city of Salem and also the “South half of what was formerly Franc Street,” the same being described by metes and bounds. The purchase price agreed upon was $6,500.00, $1,000.00 being the down payment and the balance to be paid as follows : $4,000.00 upon acceptance of title and $1,500.00 when mortgage executed…