Legal Opinion

Alexander v. AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 28 OF CHAMBLEE

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1952No. 17891PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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

  1. Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
  2. Studer v. SeyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  3. Coleman v. Woodland Hills CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Huggins v. MeriweatherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  5. Johns v. NixSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hutson v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Causey v. MatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  3. Martin v. BohnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971

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