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Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)

Citation
Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Parent Document
Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1871-10-15
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8046745/grumley-v-webb/ ↗

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The agreement was not reduced to writing, nor was anything done in execution of it. The equitable owner nevertheless subsequently sued the bargainees for the purchase money, and it was held that he could not recover, the court deciding that the agreement was for .the sale of an interest in land, and so ysdthin the statute of frauds — nothing having been done in execution of the agreement. But there is no vital resemblance between that case and the one now under consideration. There the suit was founded upon an unexecuted parol contract, and was brought to recover the unpaid purchase money.