Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. French
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 1, 1980No. 52489PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Presiding Judge:
Walter French and George Edward French (Defendants) appeal the trial court’s sustention of a partial summary judgment in favor of Jack Shepherd (Plaintiff) that ordered specific performance of the parties’ contract for sale of a business.
A summary judgment is properly granted only where the pleadings, exhibits, admissions, and depositions present no substantial controversy as to material facts or issues. Weeks v. Wedgewood Village, Inc., Okl., 554 P.2d 780 (1976). Specific performance is an equitable action and its application is addressed to the sound discretion of *728t…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weeks Ex Rel. Weeks v. Wedgewood Village, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Panhandle Cooperative Royalty Co. v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Bobo v. BigbeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Paclawski v. Bristol Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Walker v. Telex Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ferrell Construction Co. v. Russell Creek Coal Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Lum v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Sabine Corp. v. ONG Western, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1989
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Chadwell v. EnglishCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982