Gridley v. Tucker
Mississippi Chancery Courts
The facts of this case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the chancellor. Where a vendee seeks a specific performance for apart to which title can be made, the court will compel performance. Waters v. Irwin, 9 Johns. Rep. 450; 6 Johns. C. Rep. 38, Compensation; 5 Cranch, 275; 9 Cranch 456, 494; Pratt et al. v. Law and Camp. Evans et ux. v. Kingberry et ux.
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The facts of this case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the chancellor. Where a vendee seeks a specific performance for apart to which title can be made, the court will compel performance. Waters v. Irwin, 9 Johns. Rep. 450; 6 Johns. C. Rep. 38, Compensation; 5 Cranch, 275; 9 Cranch 456, 494; Pratt et al. v. Law and Camp. Evans et ux. v. Kingberry et ux. Where a purchaser cannot get a title to all he contracted for, if he can get the substantial inducement to the contract, he may insist upon taking a title to so much as the other party can give a good title to, with a reasonable…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The facts set forth by the complainant’s bill are, that some time in the year 1835, he entered into a negotiation with the heirs of the late Robert H. Adams, for the purchase of a number of town lots, in the city of Natchez; — that he purchased from the defendant, McNeill, and wife, the latter of whom was one of the heirs of said Adams, their undivided interest in said lots;' — that he purchased at the same time from McNeill the interest of Wm. Adams, another of the heirs, and who was then a minor, McNeill giving to him a bond, with a covenant, that he would procure said Wm.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hopkins v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Fowler v. ShearerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
- Lindsay v. Jackson & McJimpseyNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Barnett v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1822