Legal Opinion
Ridenour v. France
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1982No. 3-881A200PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
After a bench trial, the trial court entered a negative judgment on the Riden-ours’ claim against the Frances for specific performance of a land sales contract. On appeal, the Ridenours raise the following issues:
I. Did the Frances, as buyers, assume the risk of property loss pending the closing of the sale?
II. Did the trial court err in denying, the Ridenours’ claim for specific performance and in granting the Frances the return of the $1,000.00 down-payment?
Reversed.
A house and several out-buildings were built on land owned by the Ridenours. They rented the house, some of the…
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