Roth Development, Inc. v. A. R. John General Contractors, Inc.

This is a suit to quiet title in which plaintiff claims ownership of the interest of one defendant under a contract by which that defendant was the purchaser of real estate from the other defendants. The trial court entered a decree dismissing plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

In 1967 defendant A. R. John General Contractors, Inc. (“John”) paid defendants J. E. Tapp and Bessie Tapp (“Tapp”) $500 for an option to purchase 118 acres of land in Washington County for $125,000. Before that option expired plaintiff made a contract with John for development of the…