Supreme Court of the United States February 26, 1867 (Purcell v. Miner)

Mr. Justice GRIER

delivered the opinion of the court.

A contract for the exchange of lands is as much within the statute of frauds as a contract for their sale, and a party seeking to enforce a specific execution of a parol contract for that purpose, must bring himself within the same conditions before he can invoke the aid of a court of equity.