HILL v. SMITH ET AL.


62 U.S. 283 (1858)

21 How. 283

HENRY HILL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CALEB B. SMITH AND OTHERS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was submitted on a printed argument by Mr. O.H. Smith for the plaintiff in error, no counsel appearing for the defendants.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff's demand is founded on the following contract, dated August 17th, 1853, signed by defendants, and set forth at length in the declaration:

"Whereas Henry Hill, of Delaware county, has proposed to convey to the Cincinnati, Newcastle, and Michigan Railroad Company a certain tract of land in Delaware county, containing...

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