Stater v. Hill

This was a proceeding commenced in 1851 by the appellee, under the old chancery practice, by filing a bill, to which there was an answer by a portion of the defendants, without oath, and a default as to others. The issues were made up under that practice. The trial was after our new code of procedure was in force.

The proceeding was to enforce the specific performance of a parol agreement for the conveyance of land. The bill alleges that about the first of November, 1847, one William Jackson and the complainant made an agreement by which said Jackson was to convey to said Hill the land in…