Manning v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; A. J. Murff, Judge. Specific performance by D. T. Manning against Heyman Cohen. Judgment for plaintiff for less than the relief demanded, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvostx, J.
This suit is for specific performance of a contract of sale of real estate, and for damages alleged to have been suffered from defendant’s failure to perform the contract. The damages consist of the rents of the property and of attorney’s fees for bringing this suit; the rents being those from the 31st of July, the day on which the defendant was put in default by the formal tender of a deed for him to sign accompanied by an offer of payment, to the date of delivery of possession.. Defendant answers that he has been willing and ready all along to perform' the contract. We think the evidence…
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