Legal Opinion

Almand v. Williams

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1952No. 17733PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wyatt, 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 cited3 opinions

  1. Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
  2. Coleman v. Woodland Hills CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  3. Ogletree v. Ingram & Legrand Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1950

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Causey v. MatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  2. Banks v. HardenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  3. Keappler v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  4. GEORGIA MONEY CORPORATION v. Monteleone Apartments, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  5. Keappler v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

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