CHENEY v. LIBBY

No. 724.

134 U.S. 68 (1890)

10 S.Ct. 498

33 L.Ed. 818

CHENEY, v. LIBBY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1890.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Adams A. Goodrich for appellant.

Mr. Samuel P. Davidson for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit to compel the specific performance by the appellant, Cheney, of a written agreement entered into May 28, 1880, between him and the appellee, Libby, whereby the former demised and let to the latter the possession and use of, and contracted, bargained and agreed to sell to him, two sections of unimproved land in Gage County, Nebraska. The defendant claimed...

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