Fordtran v. Dunovant

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

—This suit was instituted by appellant, W. B. Fordtran, against the appellees, Miss A. A. Dunovant and R. S. Autrey, to enforce specific performance of a contract to convey two lots of land in the city of Houston. Appellant in his amended petition alleged, in substance, that Miss Dunovant being the owner of the property in question, on October 23, 1905, entered into a contract in writing with him by which she agreed and obligated herself to sell the same to him, with the understanding that she was to accept from him vendor’s lien notes for $17,000, the price agreed…