Halsey v. Peters'

Citations

• 79 Va. 60
• 1884 Va. LEXIS 60

Syllabus

<p>1. Equitable Jurisdiction and Relief—Parol Gifts of Land—Specific Performance.—Equity will compel conveyance of legal title of land claimed under parol gift, supported by meritorious consideration, and by reason of which donee has been induced to alter his condition and make expenditures of money in valuable improvements on the land (Burkholder v. Ludlam, 30 Gratt. 255), and will protect such gifts equally with parol agreements to sell land.</p> <p>2. Idem.—Equitable Title.—No writing is necessary to create a good equitable title to real estate.</p> <p>3. Idem—Statute of Frauds.—Statute of frauds has no bearing on parol gifts of land, which are founded on meritorious considerations. If the promise, reduced to writing, could, under the circumstances, be enforced, it may be enforced even when only parol.</p>