Worley v. Sipe

Appellee alleged in her complaint, in substance, that, in 1879 her husband was the owner of a tract of land which he sold to appellant; that the consideration for the land, and the conveyance by her and her husband, was a promise on the part of appellant to pay to her the sum of five hundred dollars; that it was agreed that appellant should sell the land after it should be conveyed to him, as soon as he could procure a purchaser therefor, and pay to appellee the agreed sum of five hundred dollars; that appellant had had frequent opportunities to sell the land for its full value,, but had…