Hill v. Bridgers

SCHEB, Chief Judge.

William H. Hill and Mary L. Hill challenge the trial court’s judgment that W. R. Bridgers and Maxine Bridgers, as sellers, were entitled to retain the earnest money the Hills had deposited under a contract to purchase residential real property. We reverse.

In September 1978 the Hills and Bridgers executed a contract prepared by Owler Realty for the purchase of residential real property owned by the Bridgers, and the Hills deposited earnest money which Owler Realty held. The contract, the basic form of which both the Florida Bar and Florida Association of Realtors have…