Wehringer v. Bullen

Memorandum Opinion

Plaintiff sought specific performance of a contract to purchase land from the defendant. The Trial Court {Goode, J.) found that the contract price of $30 per acre for land worth $200 per acre was “so grossly inadequate as to shock the conscience of the court,” that the defendant was recently widowed and emotionally weakened at the time of the contract and that she was without legal advice. It was also found that the plaintiff, an attorney, had entered into a very personal relationship with the defendant and had performed legal service for her without charge.

The court denied…