Legal Opinion

Keappler v. Miller

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 8, 1965No. 22982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

1. “Specific performance is not a remedy which either party can demand as a matter of absolute right, and will not in any given case be granted unless strictly equitable and just. Mere inadequacy of price may justify a court in refusing to decree a specific performance of a contract of bargain and sale; so also may any other fact showing the contract to be unfair, or unjust, or against good conscience. And in order to authorize specific performance of a contract its terms must be clear, distinct, and definite. A petition for specific performance, which fails to allege a case…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
  2. Almand v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  3. Harris v. Porter's Social Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  4. Veal v. VealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Keappler v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

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