Sentry Royalty Co. v. Craft

Plaintiff Sentry Royalty Company filed its complaint praying that defendants Jean Craft and Gladys Rednour be directed to execute and deliver to plaintiff their warranty deed conveying their interest in all coal underlying a tract of land in Randolph County, upon payment to defendants of the balance of the purchase price found to be due them, deducting all reasonable costs to which plaintiff “had been put”; and that upon the failure of defendants to do so, that the Sheriff be directed to execute and deliver a deed on their behalf.

The complaint was based on allegations to the effect that…