Furber v. Page

Counsel for appellant disavow an intention to insist upon a reversal of the decree upon the ground that the court below erred in not decreeing the specific performance of a parol contract, merely, for the conveyance of the land in controversy. They say: “Counsél (for appellee) begin their brief by begging the whole question. They state that this bill is filed to enforce an oral contract. * * * We must, of course, agree with them that a court of chancery has no power to enforce the claims of Furber, however equitable they may be, if based wholly upon a verbal agreement.” With the law thus…