Brannon v. Riffle

WORKMAN, Justice:

Appellants Kenneth H. Riffle and Barbara Cleghorn Riffle seek the reversal of an adverse directed verdict entered by the Circuit Court of Harrison County. At issue below was the enforcement of three separate buy/ sell agreements between Appellants, as purchasers, and Appellees, 1 as sellers, of certain oil and gas leases and a pipeline. After reviewing this matter, we conclude that the entry of a directed verdict was improper due to the existence of genuine issues of material fact. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The background to the buy/sell…