“ It is said that the defendant Renfrow is estopped by the payment of $500 to Shields by force of the act of 1897, chap. 8, § 7, to the effect that any person 'having knowingly received and accepted the benefits, or any part thereof, of any conveyance, mortgage, or contract relating to real estate shall be concluded thereby, and estopped to deny the validity of such conveyance, mortgage, or contract, or the power or authority to make and execute the same, except on the ground of fraud.' But here again we are met by the findings and the facts. ”

“ This was one of the issues in the cause which was found for the defendants, as, upon the evidence, it well might be. Therefore it is not necessary to go further in order to show that the judgment cannot be reversed. For, of course, specific performance is impossible where the party to the contract has sold the property to one who is free from all equities. ”

“ The few steps, if any, that were taken, while everything rested in parol, before the modification as to the amount of land and the price, and the arising of the difficulty as to possession, were disputed and obliterated by Springstine under his adverse claim as a lessee. We think that this matter does not deserve discussion at greater length. ”