Brumfield v. Carson

The appellants filed a complaint in the court below against the appellees for specific performance of the following writing:

“Abington, May 1st, 1854.

“ We, whose names are here inserted in this book, promise to pay, or cause to be paid, to the trustees of the Evangelical Lutheran and United Brethren in Christ Churches, for the sole purpose of erecting a church edifice in Abington for said societies, which is to be free for all Christian denominations to worship in when unoccupied by themselves, by making application to the trustees. Subscriptions to be paid on or before Christmas, 1854.”

This…