Box v. Dudeck

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

John E. Box, Jr., one of the appellants, agreed in writing to sell his interest in 89 acres of land to R. F. Dudeck, appellee, for $90,000.00. The land was held in Box’s name only. Ruth M. Box, John’s wife, refused to sign the agreement. Dudeck decided to seek specific performance of the agreement, satisfied to take the land subject to Mrs. Box’s inchoate dower interest.

The unusual, but not unprecedented, thing about this case is that specific performance of a land sale agreement was ordered even though a wife refused to sign the agreement.

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