Jones v. DeWitt

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Action for specific performance of option contract for the sale of real estate. Trial court granted specific performance and awarded plaintiffs judgment for $46,520.87 for overpayment under the contract. Defendants appealed.

The land which is the subject of th'is litigation is a tract of approximately 205 acres, presently within the boundaries of the city of Independence, Missouri. In 1957, the property was owned by Billy Flournoy, the widow of William Flournoy and the estate of Kenneth Flournoy, the beneficiary of which was Rose Flournoy Harrelson. Both Billy and Rose…