Andrew J. C. Stokes v. Victory Land Company

ELLIS, J. -- In September, 1925, the Victory Land Company, a corporation, engaged in business in Pinellas County, agreed to sell and convey to Andrew J. C. Stokes and five other persons certain parcels of land described as lots three to eighteen, inclusive, in Block 99 of Lakewood Estates, Section ""D,"" according to a map or plat which was recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. The purchaser agreed to pay for the lots the sum of $68,000, in four installments of seventeen thousand each. The first installment was paid and the three others were provided in the contract to be paid in one, two and three years respectively. The contract was in writing and executed by the parties under seal. The contract provided that the conveyance of the lots was to be made when the buyers made the payments and performed the covenants on their part to be performed. It contained a provision that the contract could not be assigned without the consent of the seller in writing and ""All statements and representations made by the SELLER or its representatives concerning the property herein sold are set forth in this contract, and no other statements or representations not herein set forth shall be binding on the SELLER.""