Jones v. Matthis

Plaintiff J. Edward Jones executed a contract with defendant Raymond Heinrich. Under the terms of said contract, both parties were to execute a new contract for the sale of land to plaintiff if the current tenants defaulted on their contract to purchase the land from Heinrich. The terms of the new contract were to be the same as those under tenants’ contract sale.

The tenants defaulted. Defendant Heinrich turned the land over to plaintiff and plaintiff leased the premises to defendant Gordon Matthis. However, no new contract was ever executed. When Matthis’ rent became overdue, the plaintiff…