Davis v. Henry
West Virginia Supreme Court
This was a suit in chancery, in the circuit court of Dod-dridge county, by Henry against Davis and others,.the object of which was to enforce against Davis specific performance of a contract for the sale of a tract of land in Doddridge county, by Henry to Davis, and to subject the same to the payment of a large balance of purchase money claimed to be due.
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This was a suit in chancery, in the circuit court of Dod-dridge county, by Henry against Davis and others,.the object of which was to enforce against Davis specific performance of a contract for the sale of a tract of land in Doddridge county, by Henry to Davis, and to subject the same to the payment of a large balance of purchase money claimed to be due. The bill was filed in July, 1866, setting out a contract made in March, 1865, for the sale of a tract of 313 acres at the price of 100 dollars per acre, payable as therein specified, and also 15,000 dollars of the stock of a company which…
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The appellant, Henry G. Davis, by bis counsel, insists:
1st. That the demurrer to the original bill should have been sustained, because of improper joinder of Wilson and others, with him.
2d. That the original bill should have been dismissed at the costs of complainant, Henry, because of the false and fraudulent representations made by him in relation to the land sold to said Davis.
3d. That the decree in the cross-bill should have cancelled the contract of sale of July 19th, 1865, with costs, and' not have dismissed the bill.
4th. That the court ought to have directed an issue, to try by jury,…
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