Goodell v. Field
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an appeal from a decree of the court of chancery dismissing,the orator’s bill. - The orator, in his bill, set forth and charged, in substance, that, on the 1st of January, 1836, one Lewis Robbins, a son-in-law of the orator, being the owner of a certain piece of land in Westminster, on which the orator resided, of the value of $1000, and desirous to assist the orator to have a home, and being, moreover, under a necessity to dispose of said premises, proposed to sell…
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This was an appeal from a decree of the court of chancery dismissing,the orator’s bill. - The orator, in his bill, set forth and charged, in substance, that, on the 1st of January, 1836, one Lewis Robbins, a son-in-law of the orator, being the owner of a certain piece of land in Westminster, on which the orator resided, of the value of $1000, and desirous to assist the orator to have a home, and being, moreover, under a necessity to dispose of said premises, proposed to sell the same to the orator for $600, and as the orator had not the means of immediate payment, required by Robbins, he…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
The object of the bill, in this case, was to correct a written lease, executed by the defendant, to the complainant, and make it conformable to the agreement of the parties, and for a specific performance of the same, according to such agreement. The material allegations in the bill are denied in the answer. The defendant insists that the lease was made according to the understanding of the parties, and was read to, and understood by, the orator. The lease, which is, also, a contract of sale, was made in January, 1836.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gillespie v. MoonNew York Court of Chancery · 1817
3Cited by4 opinions
- Fife v. CateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1912
- Ward v. LymanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Fuller v. KnappSupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
- Hitchins v. PettingillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1878