Blackburn v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Abpkal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, Ladora T. Blackburn, against the appellees, Frank T. Perkins, David Blackburn and John E. Hooper; arid sought the correction in a deed executed by Frank T. Perkins to the complainant of the description of land intended to be conveyed thereby.
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Abpkal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, Ladora T. Blackburn, against the appellees, Frank T. Perkins, David Blackburn and John E. Hooper; arid sought the correction in a deed executed by Frank T. Perkins to the complainant of the description of land intended to be conveyed thereby. It was averreed in the bill as originally filed, that the complainant had purchased certain real estate from Frank T Perkins; that it was her intention to purchase and said Perkins’ intention to convey to the complainant the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
The evidence in this transcript satisfies us that Perkins contracted to sell to Mrs. Maura that forty acre subdivision of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 1, range 2 west, upon which were at the time certain houses and other improvements and that he put her in possession of that particular subdivision. By an arrangement among the parties, Mrs. Blackburn, the complainant, acquired Mrs. Maura’s interest under this contract, paid Perkins the price Mrs. Maura was to pay, and thereupon Perkins undertook to make a deed to Mrs. Blackburn of the land involved in the Maura contract and of…
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