Davis v. Crockett

BATEMAN, Justice.

The appellants Chesley E. Davis and wife appeal from a judgment granting the ap-pellees Mrs. Ed Crockett and her husband specific performance of an oral contract for the sale of a vacant lot in the town of Prosper, Texas. Appellants denied having made the contract and also pled the Statute of Frauds and the two and four year statutes of limitation. The jury found in response to special issues: (1) on or about December 17, 1957 Crockett paid $315 to Davis; (2) on such occasion Davis agreed to sell and Crockett agreed to buy the lot in question for $315; (3) which was the sum…