Turner v. Clay

*52OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Losan.

These are cross appeals from a decree ol the Madison circuit court.

Turner and others exhibited their bill as assignees of Higgason Grubbs, against Green Clay, to coerce the conveyance ot land upon a contract entered into between Grubbs and Clay on the 24th of February, 1787 ; and Clay exhibited his bill praying that the contract may be cancelled, because of the failure and inability on the part of Grubbs to perform the contract.

By the contract, Clay covenanted to make a good and lawful deed to Grubbs for a certain tract of land supposed to contain 1000…