Sitton v. Shipp

There has been, of late years, but little diversity of opinion in regard to the principles upon which courts of equity decree a specific performance of a parol contract to convey land. The difficulty has been in applying these principles to a given case, or rather, more frequently, in ascertaining the facts upon which the interposition of the court is proposed. Where there has been possession taken by one having no title, with the consent of the owner, the necessary inference is, that such possession is in conformity to some contract between the owner and the party taking possession. In some…