Godfrey v. Central State Bank of Abilene

This suit is to enforce specific performance of an alleged contract to convey certain oil and gas rights in lands situated in Winkler county, Tex. The contract relied on is evidenced by a series of letters passed between President Hutchison of the Central State Bank of Abilene, Tex., defendant below, and the plaintiff Godfrey. In this opinion the parties will be designated as below, plaintiffs and defendant. The defendant bank contends that the correspondence amounts to nothing more than negotiations to sell and purchase, and not a consummated or concluded agreement to that effect.

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