Kidd v. Early
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, Chief Justice.
Defendants have consistently contended that they are entitled to summary judgment for the following reasons: (1) The description of the property contained in the option is insufficient to meet the requirements of the Statute of Frauds; (2) the purported option was void because the parties failed to agree on an essential element of the contract, that is, the method of payment, and specific performance is unavailable to enforce a contract unless there has been an actual “meeting of the minds” with regard to each element of the contract; and (3) the option could be exercised…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Kessing v. National Mortgage CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Caldwell v. DeeseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Page v. SloanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Cutts v. CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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- Green Ex Rel. Downs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- North Carolina National Bank v. BurnetteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- River Birch Associates v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
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