Sabot v. Rykowsky

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

On August 12, 1977, John and Betty Ry-kowsky entered into a contract for deed with Lawrence Sabot to purchase 42 acres of rural property at $1,750 per acre, for a total price of $73,500. The parties simultaneously executed an option agreement on an adjacent tract of land, again with a stated purchase price of $1,750 per acre. Although Sabot deeded three five-acre tracts to the Rykowskys and they made several payments, the parties’ actions were not in conformity with the written contracts. The trial court found that prior to October 24, 1979, Sabot had deeded fifteen acres…