Jones v. Dearman

This is an interlocutory appeal under Rule 5(a), A.R.App.P., from the trial court's denial of defendants' motions for summary judgment.

The plaintiffs, Roger A. Dearman and Marcia K. Dearman, are the purchasers of a used house. The defendants, William Ray Jones and Joan O. Jones, are the sellers of the residence.

Prior to the purchase, the plaintiffs were shown the Joneses' house by a real estate agent. Thereafter, plaintiffs viewed the house several times and, ultimately, a purchase and sale contract was executed. This contract named Roger A. and Marcia K. Dearman as purchasers. The body of…