Any agreement for erecting walls which parties may make who own adjoining lots and desire to build party walls, shall be binding, whether in writing or not; and in case of the failure of either party to comply with his contract, the other may have an action for damages.Codes, 1857, ch. 16, art. 10; 1871, § 1916; 1880, § 979; 1892, § 3138; 1906, § 3561; Hemingway's 1917, § 2883; 1930, § 5688; 1942, § 1001.
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