Hudson v. Wakefield

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This case involves the refusal of a bank to honor a check given as earnest money under a contract for the sale of land. The issue presented is whether, under the doctrine of the “law of the case,” our “limited remand” of this cause precluded the assertion of additional related legal theories or defenses.

Robert Hudson and Andy Wright (Purchasers) sued to enforce specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property owned by Marion and Jean Wake-field (Sellers). In the original proceeding, the trial court granted sellers' motion for summary judgment on the…