Miles v. Foust

This appeal arises from an action filed by Joe Miles and Sharon Miles against Reed Foust. The Mileses owned a farm, which was subject to a mortgage, in Russell County, Alabama. The Mileses were having financial difficulties that endangered their ability to continue making the mortgage payments on their farm. Reed Foust approached the Mileses, offering to purchase the farm and to allow the Mileses to rent the farm and to continue to live there. The Mileses agreed to Foust's offer. At the closing of the sale in September 2000, however, the Mileses, according to their complaint, learned that…