Hays v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “: The assignment by the vendees, of the vendor's bond to Hall and Lucas, created in favor of the latter persons, an equitable mortgage. If the purchase money which the sureties paid, did not belong to the vendees, and has not been repaid by the vendees, the sureties in this case, have a right to the estate, as mortgagees, upon a decree for the specific execution of the contract, in favor of the complainants.... [ 4 Port. 388 .] This statement makes it clear that the doctrine of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 385 So. 2d 973 - Gay v. Tompkins

2. “If the payment of the money and the conveyance of the estate, are according to the agreement, to be made at the same time, the personal representative would have a right, in a case where the time agreed upon for performance was not of the essence of the contract, if in no other case, to a specific execution of the agreement, if he applied to a Court of Equity for the purpose, in a reasonable time after the day for performance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 385 So. 2d 973 - Gay v. Tompkins

3. “conditioned to be void, if he should, upon the payment, of the two notes, or soon after, convey a good and legal title...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 385 So. 2d 973 - Gay v. Tompkins