Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. Flinn
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided September 15, 1993No. 2778PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reece, Judge.
Defendants-appellants, Elwyn A. and Myrtis Flinn (the “Flinns”), appeal the trial court’s order which transferred a portion of their property to the plaintiffsappellees, Edward M. and Virginia Sheldon (the “Sheldons”). We affirm.
On August 24, 1983, the Flinns entered into a memorandum of agreement to give Tom and Anne Haley an option to purchase 8.5 acres of their land. The Haleys did not exercise this option but rather assigned it to the Sheldons. The Flinns refused to sell the property to the Sheldons, insisting that the option was personal to the Haleys. The Sheldons initiated…
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