Legal Opinion
Williams v. Ellison
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1973No. B-3687PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.
Suit was brought by the respondent, Ray Ellison, for specific performance of an option contract to purchase ten acres of land in Bexar County, Texas, against the petitioner, J. D. Williams. Trial was to the court which ordered specific performance. The court of civil appeals affirmed. 486 S.W.2d 186. We reverse the judgments of the courts below.
The petitioner Williams was the owner of a triangular-shaped 97.81 acres of land located between Frio City Road, Medina Base Road and Holm Road in Bexar County, Texas. On July 22, 1965, he entered into a contract to sell a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morrow v. ShotwellTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Turner v. HuntTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Republic National Bank of Dallas v. StetsonTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Stekoll Petroleum Co. v. HamiltonTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Continental Supply Co. v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of TexasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
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