Marshall v. McDermitt

Lynch, Judge:

To enforce specific performance of an unrecorded written contract for sale of real estate, entered into between him and J. 0. McDermitt, R. E. Marshall brought this suit July 8, 1914. Two years later he obtained a decree granting the relief prayed; and defendants have appealed.

The language of the contract, so far as it discloses the consideration, terms of payment and the lands sold, is: “This is to certify that I have'this 20th day of January, 1909, sold to R. E. Marshall a certain tract of land, known as the Dillard land, on hill above railroad, and also six acres of river *247botto…