Austin v. Carpenter

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Billy G. Austin and Agnes H. Austin (the Austins) commenced a lawsuit against Thurman L. Carpenter and Gladys L. Carpenter (the Carpenters) for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property. The chancellor found that an enforceable contract never materialized because a condition precedent was not met. Applying Mississippi’s three-tiered approach to contract interpretation, we find that there was a condition precedent which applies to both parties. We find no error and affirm.

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¶ 2. In the spring of 2005, the Austins and the Carpenters…