Ropeke v. Palmer

The status of the parties in this court is the same as in the trial court and we will refer to them as plaintiff and defendant.

This is an appeal in error from a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict of the jury. The appeal presents solely a question of law arising on the alleged erroneous charge to the jury.

Plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendant for the purchase of a house and lot on Preston avenue in the City of Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee. Said contract was executed on the 26th day of August, 1925. The contract was an ordinary real estate…