Davis v. Greene
Davis v. Greene
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
— By the contract the intestate agreed to pay to the plaintiffs one half of what he might obtain by the sale of certain lots of land, over eight dollars an acre; and not to sell the land without paying them, as their proportion of the profits, one thousand dollars. The plaintiff's, to establish their claim, must prove, that he sold the land, or their right to have a conveyance of it by virtue of the bond, which was assigned. The testimony introduced does not furnish any such proof. All which the testimony shows that the intestate did or said respecting it, was to inform the owners of the land, that he and Smith had an assignment of the bond, that they had sent men on to examine the land, and had found, that there was not so much timber on it as had been supposed; and that they introduced Huntington, stating, that he would give a less price for the land than that named in the bond. The witness states, that the owners saw no more of them, and proceeded to bargain with Huntington, that he presumes he had not an assignment of the bond, that lie never saw it in his hands, and has no recollection, that it was surrendered to them, when they conveyed the land. The intestate could not be affected by the conclusion of the witness, that the contract with Huntington
Nonsuit confirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Richard Davis & al. versus Eliza Ann Greene, Adm'x
- Status
- Published