Legal Opinion

Cousar v. Shepherd-Will, Inc.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided January 2, 1990No. 1446PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Appellant Emma Cousar brought this action against respondent Shepherd-Will, Inc. for specific performance of a contract to convey real property. The Circuit Court granted summary judgment for Shepherd-Will, holding that the description of the property in the contract failed to satisfy the requirements of the Statute of Frauds because it is vague and uncertain, and that parol evidence is inadmissible to clarify and supplement the vague description. We affirm for essentially the same reasons as those given by the Circuit Court in its well-reasoned order granting summary…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Speed v. SpeedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
  2. Kennedy v. GramlingSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1890
  3. Peay v. SeiglerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
  4. Cash v. MaddoxSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fici v. KoonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007

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