Iffland v. Lancaster

Banke, Chief Judge.

The appellant entered into negotiations with appellee David Lancaster in January of 1983, for the purchase of certain real estate owned by Lancaster and his wife in McDuffie County, Georgia. Although they never entered into a written sales contract, the parties reached an oral agreement on a sale price; and, in February of 1983, the appellant moved onto the premises and began living there. The appellant continued to live on the premises until mid-June of 1983, when she advised Lancaster that she would be unable to “go through with the deal” and moved out.

The Lancasters sued…