Turley v. Staley

KAREN R. BAKER, Judge.

11Appellant Jerry Turley appeals from an order requiring him to relinquish forty-five acres of land after making more than eleven years of installment payments to appellees Gerald Staley, Billie Staley, and Randy Rice. For the reasons explained below, we reverse and remand.

On July 7, 1995, Gerald and Billie Staley contracted to sell forty-five acres of wooded, undeveloped property to Jerry Turley for $65,250. Turley made a $6525 down payment and promised to pay the remaining $58,575, plus interest, in 180 monthly installments of $578.29. Turley also agreed to pay…