Legal Opinion

Brown v. Griffin

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 22, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree in a suit for specific performance of a contract containing an option to sell. The contract had reference to a going concern (a hardware business) and an option to sell Lots 1 and 2, Block K, Spring Hill Subdivision, and all equipment now or heretofore located on said location. The contract was signed by the husband alone and it developed that the husband owned Lot 1 and and an undivided one-half interest in Lot 2, and the wife owned an undivided interest in Lot 2. After both parties had died, the lessees tendered to the legal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Worrall v. . MunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
  2. Taylor v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Lamar, Et Ux. v. Lechlider, Et Ux.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
  4. Schmidtz v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
  5. Lyle v. AddicksNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1901

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Black v. CliftonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  2. American Realequities, Ltd. v. Alm Inv. Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. BOCA PALM INVESTMENTS, INC. v. Jerdon Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Thomas v. ThomasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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