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COCHRAN v. BLOUT

No. 116.

161 U.S. 350 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 454

40 L.Ed. 729

COCHRAN, v. BLOUT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel Maddox and Mr. A.S. Worthington for appellant.

Mr. A.B. Duvall and Mr. Leon Tobriner for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

In order to be able to enforce specific performance by Lansburgh, as prayed for in his amended bill of complaint, Cochran must show that, at the time he made the agreement with Dyer, Lansburgh either held himself out as the owner of the entire square, or as having authority from his coöwners to sell the whole of it.

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