Harris v. Potts

I respectfully dissent.

I agree the law is settled that to relieve a parol sale of land from the operation of the statute of frauds, three things are necessary: “1. Payment of the consideration, whether it be in money or services. 2. Possession by the vendee. And 3. The making by the vendee of valuable and permanent improvements upon the land with the consent of the vendor; or, without such improvements, the presence of such facts as would make the transaction a fraud upon the purchaser if it were not enforced.” Hooks v. Bridgewater, 111 Tex. 122, 229 S.W. 1114, 1116 (1921). I disagree with…