Legal Opinion
Billman v. Hensel
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 1979No. 3-677A143PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRARD, Presiding Judge.
The Hensels, as sellers, entered into a contract to sell their home to the Billmans (the buyers) for $54,000 cash. A condition of the contract was the ability of the buyers to secure a conventional mortgage on the property for not less than $35,000 within thirty (30) days. When the buyers did not complete the purchase, the sellers commenced this suit to secure a thousand dollars ($1,000) earnest money/liquidated damage deposit required by the contract. The buyers defended upon the basis that they were relieved from performing. The case was tried by the court and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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