Leathers v. Deloach
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM MADISON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Madison County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by cer-tiorari, to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. J. W. Ross, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lansden
The bill in this case was filed to secure the specific performance of a contract for the conveyance of real estate. The chancellor granted a decree, directing defendants to specifically perform the contract, *261and upon appeal to the court of civil appeals, his decree was reversed and the bill dismissed. The case is before ns upon petition for certiorari of complainant Leathers.
The contract was executed September 20, 1915, and was signed by all parties interested in the title to the land described, and by Leathers, the vendee. It stipulated in substance that the defendants had contracted with…
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