Sherwood v. Greater Berkeley Land Co.

Plaintiff sued for the specific performance of a written contract for the sale of real property. The cause was tried before the court, sitting without a jury, and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff from which the defendant has appealed upon a bill of exceptions.

The complaint alleged the execution of the contract wherein the defendant agreed to sell certain lots of land to the plaintiff for the sum of $2,200. The contract was set out in haec verba as an exhibit to the complaint. It was further pleaded that the purchase price named was fair and adequate, and that, on July 30, 1927, the…