Tennessee Supreme Court January 4, 1838 (Harper v. Lindsey)

Turley, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill for the specific performance of the following written contract: “Received of Robert Harper, one thousand dollars in full, for one hundred and twenty seven and a half acres of land, off the west end of my tract, on which I now live, adjoining the said Harper and Jno. P.