Legal Opinion
Benson v. Meacham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 2, 1953No. 12621PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice..This is an action for damages for breach of a contract to sell and convey real estate, Harvey Stanley Benson, Jr., appellant here and plaintiff below, entered into an agreement with Rosa Melvina Meacham and her husband, J. A. Meacham, on March'3, 1951, whereby he was granted an option to purchase 168 a-ere$ of land owned by Mrs. Meacham. The contract expressly provided that,
“Parties of the First Part (the Meachams) agree that at any time within said 18 months period that Parties of the Second Part (Benson) desire them to do so, that they will execute and deliver to them…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. PortwoodTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Bros. v. PattonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Johnson v. SchuchardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Tackett v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
3Cited by4 opinions
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