8 Blackf. 203
Decided November 25, 1846
Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1846-11-25
Relies on Sheets v. Andrews
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Decided 1846-11-25
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently March 1922
7 state decisions
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¶1TO sustain a suit for damages on a covenant to convey real estate, the plaintiff must show either a demand of a deed before the suit was commenced, or a sufficient excuse for not making the demand. Sheets v. Andrews, 2 Blackf. 274.
¶2The covenantor’s want of title is a sufficient excuse for not making such demand. Blann v. Smith, 4 id. 517.