Legal Opinion
Swales v. Jackson
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1890No. 14,623PublishedCited by 19 opinions
From the Ohio Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBerkshire, J.
— This was a suit in equity to compel the specific performance of a contract resting in parol for the conveyance of real estate.
The appellees were the plaintiffs in the trial court, and the appellant was the defendant. The action originated in the Dearborn Circuit Court (the real estate, the title to which is involved, being in Dearborn county), and was transferred upon change of venue to the Ohio Circuit Court.
The complaint is in four paragraphs, each of which was ■demurred to, demurrers overruled and exceptions reserved. An answer in two paragraphs was filed, and to the second paragraph a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Williams v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Freeman v. . FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Purcell v. MinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Kurtz v. HibnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Lobdell v. . LobdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Andrew v. BabcockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Weaver v. ShipleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- St. Joseph Hydraulic Co. v. Globe Tissue Paper Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Waymire v. WaymireIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- Jenning v. MillerOregon Supreme Court · 1906
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