Supreme Court of Louisiana July 15, 1860 (Garrett v. Crooks)

Voorhies, J.

The defendant, Stephen Crooks, having sold to his co-defendant, B. T. Higginbotham, some real estate, which-the former had promised to sell to the plaiutiff, Jacob Garrett, the present suit was brought for the purpose of canceling the sale to the one, and of enforcing the specific performance of the promise to sell to the other.