Gibson v. Bryant

SIMPSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the complainant-purchaser from a decree of the Chancery Court of Jefferson County denying specific performance of an oral contract for the sale of realty.

Briefly, the facts are substantially as follows : James Gibson and wife Willie claim that Alice Bryant mother of Willie Gibson, sold them an acre of land in Jefferson County. After the agreement to sell, James and Willie paid a part of the purchase money in cash and for the remainder paid an attorney’s fee for Alice and delivered some slabs to her. Alice died during the pendency of this action and the…