Wasson v. Haynie

DAVISON, Justice.

This suit was brought by Robert C. Haynie and Evelyn Haynie, as plaintiffs, against A. L. Wasson and Mattie O. Wasson, defendants, seeking specific performance of a contract for the exchange of real properties. The parties, who were all residents of the State of Texas, will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court, being inverse to the order in which they here appear.

The plaintiffs were the owners and operators of a motel, cafe and filling station in San Angelo, Texas, upon which there were two outstanding mortgages. In one, the unpaid principal was approximately…