 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1857 - 972 Seiten
...in all its parts, and is for an adequate consideration, and is capable of being performed, it ia M much a matter of course for Courts of Equity to decree a specific performance, as it is for a Court of Law to give damages for the breach of a contract. [2.] It is argued that there... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1866 - 860 Seiten
...have occasion again to touch hereafter.5 § 751. Where, indeed, a contract respecting real property is in its nature and circumstances unobjectionable, it is as much a 1 Samuda v. Lawford, 8 Jur. NS 739.] 1 Duke of Bedford v. British Museum, 2 Mylne & Keen, 552, 567,... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery, Charles Ewing Green - 1867 - 614 Seiten
...He made prompt application for relief by filing his bill in this court. [Under» such circumstances it is as much a matter of course for courts* ' of equity to decree a specific performance of the contract as\ it is for a court of law to give damages for the breach of it. ] Sail v. Warren, 9... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1867 - 682 Seiten
...would produce manifest injustice. 1 Story on Eq. $ 769. But " where a contract respecting real property is, in its nature and circumstances, unobjectionable, it is as much a matter of course for a court of equity to decree a specific performance of it, as it is for a court of law to give damages... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - 1870 - 628 Seiten
...himself within reach of the rule laid down by this court in a recent case. " Under such circumstances, it is as much a matter of course for courts of equity to decree a specific performance as it is for a court of law to give damages for breach of it." Hopper v. Hopper, 1 CE Green 147 ; Hall... | |
 | 1885 - 550 Seiten
...consideration, and capable of being performed, it is as much a matter of course for a court of equity to decree specific performance of it, as it is for a court of law to give damages for a breach of it. Smoot v. Rea, 19 Md. 398. It is well-settled law in this State, as well as the established... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1872 - 770 Seiten
...adequate consideration, and capable of being performed, it is just as much a matter of course for a Court of equity to decree a specific performance of it as it is for a Court of law to give damages for a breach of it : Chance vs. Beall, 20 Georgia Reports, 142. McCAY, Judge, dissented, but furnished... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery, Charles Ewing Green - 1874 - 638 Seiten
...will decree specific performance of the contract, as a matter of course. Under such circumstances, it is as much a matter of course for courts of equity to decree specific performance of the contract, as it is for a court of law to give damages for a breach of it.... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1875 - 776 Seiten
...parts, certain and for an adequate consideration, it is as much a matter of course for equity to enforce it as it is for a court of law to give damages for it in other eases. It is not a question of discretion. The party seeking redress has a right, and it... | |
 | Frederick Thomas White, Owen Davies Tudor - 1876 - 708 Seiten
...exercised in obedience to established principles ; and " where a contract respecting real property is, in its nature and circumstances, unobjectionable, it is as much a matter of course for a court of equity to decree a specific performance of it, as it is for a court of law to give damages... | |
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It is as much a matter of course for courts of equity to decree a specific performance of a contract for the conveyance of real estate, which is in its nature unobjectionable as it is for courts of law to give damages for its breach. 
