Beaty v. Oppedyk

Plaintiff appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint for specific performance of a land sale contract between himself and defendant, the seller. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, ruling that plaintiff failed to prove that he was ready, willing, and able to perform the contract. Alternatively, the trial court ruled that the contract was too indefinite to be enforceable because it did not specify a closing date. We affirm.

Defendant owns and operates a large dairy of approximately 300 cows in the Adrian area. The dairy sits on a parcel of land of about 157…