Legal Opinion
Bruner v. Hines
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 4, 1975No. SC 1121PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of a purchaser’s suit for specific performance of a contract to convey land. We reverse and remand.
In 1973, Ellis and Frances Bruner began to negotiate with Clarence and Laura Hines for the sale of 15 acres of land fronting the Mobile Highway in Montgomery County commonly known as Swann Trailer Park. During these negotiations Hines, the seller, accompanied Bruner, the purchaser, to the site of the property. Bruner pointed out the property he wanted. Bruner later showed Hines a rough plat of the land which had been drawn from a tape measurement…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bankhead v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
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