Paul's Rod & Bearing, Ltd. v. Kelly

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

The appellant Paul’s Rod & Bearing, Ltd. (“Paul’s”), brought suit for specific performance on an option contract it entered into with sellers-respondents Patrick and Judith Kelly (“Kelly” or “the Kellys”). The trial court denied relief to Paul’s on two bases: one, that the legal description of the real estate in the option contract was too vague to be enforceable, and two, that Kelly had no power to convey the land since they had previously conveyed to a corporation not made a party to the suit.

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