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Author: {"author": "\n      Deaderiok, C. J.,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

W. T. HURT v. W. P. OWENS, ADM’R OF R. CHAPMAN, DEC’D.
    Jackson,
    September Term, 1876.
    1. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. Unlawful detainer lies against purchaser by parol repudiating contract.
    Where the purchaser of land by parol repudiates the contract by refusing to comply with his part of the same, his possession becomes unlawful, and the vendor can maintain an action of unlawful detainer against him. [See note 2 under sec. 5093 of the Code.]
    Cited with approval: Sidlivan v. Ivey, 2 Sneed, 487.
    
      2. SAME. Same. . Action revived and prosecuted by administrator.
    Where, during- the pendency of an action of unlawful detainer, the plaintiff dies, the suit may be revived and prosecuted by his administrator. [But see notes 1, 2 under sec. 5118 of the Code.]
    Cited with approval: Winning-ham v. Crouch, 2 Swan, 170.
    Cited and construed: Code (1858), secs. 3368, 3369; Shannon’s Code, secs. 5118, 5119.
   Deaderiok, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Chapman, in his lifetime, began an action of unlawful detainer against Hurt. lie died during its pendency, upon appeal in the circuit court of Haywood county, and Owens, his administrator, prosecuted the suit.

This he might do, under secs. 3368, 3369 of the Code [Shannon’s Code, secs. 5118, 5119]. See also [Winningham v. Crouch], 2 Swan, 170.

Chapman had sold the land to one Graves, and Graves being unable to pay for it, this contract was rescinded, and Hurt, Avho had contracted Avith Graves verbally for the' land, awls put in possession by him, and agreed verbally with Chapman to pay what he had agreed to give Graves. Finally Hurt refused to carry out his verbal contract Avith Chapman, who thereupon brought this action.

The circuit judge tried the case without a jury, by consent of parties, and rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff below, and defendant appealed.

In this, Ave think, there was no error.

Hurt had purchased of Chapman Arerbally, after the rescission of his verbal purchase of Graves, and agreed to convej him another tract of land in payment, which he afterAvards refused to do.

This was an abandonment of his purchase, and his possession thereafter became unlawful, and Chapman, who Avas in fact his vendor, or his administrator, might maintain unlaAvful detainer for the' recoArery of possession. [Sullivan v. Ivey], 2 Sneed, 487.

Affirm the judgment.