Hoover v. Sandifur

Plaintiff brought this action to compel specific performance of an option clause contained in a contract entered into between him and the defendant C. Paul Sandifur on November 19, 1942. The court sustained a demurrer to the complaint; whereupon plaintiff filed an amended complaint, a demurrer to which the court also sustained. The plaintiff refused to plead further, and the court entered judgment dismissing the action. Plaintiff appeals.

So far as concerns the question to be determined on this appeal, the essential facts set up in the amended complaint may be summarized as follows:

Prior to…