Wood v. Zeigler

This bill was filed by Wood in the Chancery Court of Cumberland County, Tenn., to set aside a contract made between himself and C. *516H. Smith, as the agent of Mrs. Zeigler, for the purchase of a tract of fifty acres of land in Cumberland County. Smith, as agent of Mrs. Zeigler, sold the land to Wood at the price of $1,200, $200 of which was paid in cash, and the balance agreed to be paid on or before March 1, 1896, with interest, the contract having been made March 7, 1895. At the time of the sale, and purchase by Wood, the following paper was executed and signed by Wood and Smith, the. agent…