Lamar v. Young

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellee, Charles W. Lamar, Jr., instituted this suit on January 13, 1945, against H. Martyn Young and Edward R. Morris, for specific performance- of an agreement to purchase a tract of land of about four acres, situated near the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The basis of plaintiff’s suit is a document styled “Agreement to Purchase”, attached to, and made part of, the petition. This document was dated November 30, 1944, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was addressed to A. L. Haase, Jr., realtor. In this document signed by plaintiff, Charles W. Lamar, Jr., he agreed…