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6 Va. 212

Baker v. Glass

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 2, 1818

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1818-11-02

A written agreement ivas made between Isaac Baker an¿ josepjh Glass, in the following words: “ Memorandum 6 2-3 acres, to Joseph Glass, on the follow- “ ing conditions; for two dollars per acre, provided they will suit Joseph Glass on his return from Kentucky; “ then the said Isaac Baker is to take a house and lot in ee Middletown in Berkeley county, Virginia, to he valued hy two persons what said property is worth in Cash, or *'■' to allow said Joseph Glass fifteen hundred…

Decided 1818-11-02

¶1November 2nd 1818, Judge Roane pronounced the Court’s opinion, as follows:

¶2Upon general principles, and on the authority of the cage Milnes v. Gery, 14 Vesey jr. 400, the Court is of opinion that there was, in this case, no such complete and concluded contract as the Court of Chancery ought to execute. The Decree is therefore to be reversed with costs, and the Bijl dismissed.

¶3Jit the next term, a motion Avas made for another argument of the causey but the Court overruled the motion, doubting, at least, it’s riofii to re-hear a causo ata subS( sequent term, and thinking it best not to do it.”

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