Legal Opinion
Wenning v. Calhoun
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 2004No. 69A05-0401-CV-54PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Chief Judge.
Frank Wenning appeals the trial court's judgment ordering specific performance of a land sale contract executed between Wenning and Lottie Calhoun. He raises two issues for review, one of which we find dispositive: whether a trial court may order specific performance of a land contract where the contract does not specifically describe the land that is the subject of the contract.
We reverse and remand with instrue-tions.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Wenning owned acreage in Ripley County, Indiana. In 2001, he fell behind on his mortgage payments and needed to raise…
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