Legal Opinion

Nowlin v. Davis

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 2000No. A00A0921PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Valesta Faye Nowlin contracted to sell certain land to Pamela Davis for $24,000 with the transaction to close on or before March 13, 1996. On March 8, Davis called Nowlin and offered to bring over the money immediately to close the transaction, but Nowlin adamantly refused, claiming (despite Davis’s protests) that the contract had already expired. Thereafter Nowlin refused to take Davis’s calls. A jury awarded Davis specific performance, and judgment was entered accordingly. Nowlin enumerates the denial of her motion for new trial, arguing that the contract was indefinite and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Williams v. Manchester Building Supply Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  2. Clark v. StaffordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Holden v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Smith v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  5. McGuire v. NorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fox Run Properties, LLC v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Simpson v. PendergastCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Hutson v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Nowlin v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. EMC Mortgage Corp. v. PattonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013

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