Money v. Peavy
Money v. Peavy
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
If this was a bill in chancery to rescind the contract between the parties, or to rectify the conveyance, the provision in it relied on as the basis of this action might be strongly corroborative of parol testimony as to the contract made, but the demurrer to the declaration was properly sustained, for its allegations are not sufficient to show any violation of contract by the defendants, who, by their conveyance, simply granted the right of “using the south wall which may be erected by us” — not which shall or will be. They did not obligate themselves to do it. Considered with reference to the conveyance, no right of action is shown, and any contemporaneous parol agreement about it was merged in the writing.
.Section 979 of the code of 1880 does not apply, for it is limited to those “who own adjoining lots,” and does not change the law applicable to contracts, whereby parties are negotiating to become such owners.
Affirmed.
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- P. Money v. C. R. Peavy
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- 1. Deed. Partition wall. Contract to build. To recite in a deed, as a part of the consideration, that the vendees, or any subsequent owner of the land conveyed, “shall have the right of uniting with and using the south wall which maybe erected by us” thereon, is dot to stipulate that a wall shall or will be built, and the grantors are not liable in damages for failure to erect one. 2. Evidence. Writing. Contemporaneous parol agreement. Because of the writing, a contemporaneous parol agreement by such grantor to build the wall cannot be shown. 3. Partition Wall. Verbal agreement to build. Code 1880, § 979. Section 979, code 1880, authorizing verbal contracts between those “who own adjoining lots” for erecting partition walls, does not apply to contracts whereby parties are negotiating to become such owners.