Hafemann v. Gross

Citations

• 199 U.S. 342
• 26 S. Ct. 80
• 50 L. Ed. 220
• 1905 U.S. LEXIS 1012

Syllabus

<p>A preémptor made an agreement with a party advancing money to pay one-fourth of the expenses of making final proof to repay such party a certain portion of the proceeds of sale provided that after obtaining title he could find a purchaser and sell the land at its proper value.</p> <p>Held that there was no mortgage, deed of trust, or agreement for specific lien, but that the agreement was only a promise to pay in case of sale and could not be enforced against the land, and that it therefore was not void under § 2262, Rev. Stat.</p>