Etheridge v. Woodard

Dec 17, 1898
Reporters:
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Before:
Simmons
Simmons, O. J.

Under the facts of the present case, as they ■•are disclosed by the ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‍record, there was no error in sustaining •the motion for nonsuit. The contract’ set up by the plaintiff was in parol and for the sale of land. There ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‍was no evidence “to show performance or part performance on the part of either party. Even if plaintiff made a sufficient tender, it was after the legal right to ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‍redeem had expired. The defendant does not admit the contract alleged by the plaintiff, but denies it, ■and is therefore entitled to the protection afforded by the statute ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‍•of frauds. There were no facts alleged or proved by the plain-biff which would, under any circumstances, have authorized bhe jury to find in his favor, and the ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‍court properly sustained the motion for the grant of a nonsuit.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.