Hackman v. Harris

OPINION

McCanless, justice.

Robert H. Hackman on November 5, 1969, filed his original bill against Bryant Reed Harris and his wife, Martha Haskins Harris, by which he sought the specific performance of a contract in writing by which he averred the defendants had *176agreed to sell him their farm in Marshall County in consideration of $25,000.00 cash. The complainant alleged that the defendants had refused to perform the contract.

After they had obtained two extensions of time the defendants filed their answer on January 5, 1970, concluding it with this sentence: “Defendants hereby demand a jury to…