Baker v. Rutherford

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs Baker and Lumpkin sued defendant Rutherford, alleging defendant had breached his contract with plaintiffs, and seeking to cancel such contract. Defendant denied any breach of contract and filed a cross action for $900.

Plaintiffs Dr. Baker, Col. Lumpkin, and Mrs. Lumpkin owned adjacent tracts of land near Ennis, Texas. In February 1953 they entered into a contract for the development of these two tracts into a subdivision. The contract provided that defendant Rutherford should be sponsor for the subdivision which was defined to mean that he would obtain FHA…