Grist v. Foster

Clarke, Justice.

Grist sued to enjoin Foster from conveying certain lands to third parties and seeking specific performance of a contract to purchase which he contends grew out of an oral option granted by Foster to Grist. The sequence of events leading up to the present action began when Foster, a Texas resident, acquired title to the real estate in 1977, and Grist took possession of the land. Grist contends that this possession came about as a result of an oral lease from Foster to Grist and that the oral lease included an option to purchase the real estate. Subsequent to the alleged oral…