Berry v. Humphreys
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit by T. G-. Berry against A. J. Humphreys. From decree for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenrarger, Judge:
The decree complained of on this appeal sustained the demurrer to a bill for the specific performance of an alleged contract of sale of real estate and dismissed it as being one founded upon a contract giving only an option or right of purchase and not one effecting a sale of the property in question.
The disposition of the appeal involves only the construction of the contract exhibited with the bill. Samuel Glover and T. G. Berry, described as partners doing business as Glover-Berry Development Company, were the alleged grantors and A. J. Humphreys the alleged grantee. By…
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