Peterson v. Harper

Peterson brought suit against Henry Harper for the br'eaeh of a bond for title. The court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff excepts. According to the evidence, the defendant executed to Stone on July 26, 1908, the bond for title which appears in the record, whereby he obligated himself to convey certain land to Stone or his assigns, upon the payment of two promissory notes therein specified, amounting to something over $300. The bond for title does not contain a stipulation to the effect that time is of the essence of the contract, or confer power *113upon the holder…