Alexander v. AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 28 OF CHAMBLEE
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
1. “Specific performance is not a remedy which either
party can demand as a matter of absolute right, and will not in any given case be granted unless strictly equitable and just. Mere inadequacy of price may justify a court in refusing to decree a specific performance of a contract of bargain and sale; so also may any other fact showing the contract to be unfair, or unjust, or against good conscience. And in order to authorize specific performance of a contract, its terms must be clear, distinct and definite. A petition for specific performance, which fails to allege a case…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Studer v. SeyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Coleman v. Woodland Hills CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Huggins v. MeriweatherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Johns v. NixSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hutson v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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