Kmiec v. Reagan

The question here is the adequacy of the description of land, in a contract of sale, to meet the requirement of the Statute of Frauds.

Emil E. Kmiec and Esidor J. Brounkow-ski purchased approximately 300 acres of land and obtained an option to purchase an additional 493.5 acres in Robertson County, Texas, from Doyle Reagan and his wife. It is the option that is the subject of this suit. The contract of sale gave Kmiec and Brounkowski, who assigned all of his interest to Kmiec, the option to purchase the 493.5 additional acres owned by the Reagans at a price of $200 per acre. The land covered…