Lissau v. Smith

Two rival contract purchasers of the same real property at the same price are contending in this appeal for the right to consummate their purchase.

The chancellor denied specific performance to the Lissaus, the buyers whom the sellers repudiated, and sanctioned the sale to the Hurds, the buyers to whom the sellers desired to sell.

John Smith and his wife, Irma, owned in fee as tenants by the entireties the residence property known as 1210 Frederick Avenue, Catonsville. The Smiths had separated and were living apart, and the house was rented to Jesse Hurd and Glada, his wife. In April, 1956,…