Legal Opinion

Williams v. Gottlieb

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1954No. 35185PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFelton, C. J.

1. A real-estate contract for the sale of property which provides, “The purchase ¡price of said property shall be: Fourteen thousand and no/100 dollars, $14,000.00, to be paid as follows: Buyer to secure $10,000 loan, Balance of $4,000 cash,” is too indefinite to be enforceable and the vendee thereunder may elect not to perform under the contract and recover the earnest money paid under the purported contract to the agent of the vendor. Erwin v. Hardin, 187 Ga. 275 (200 S. E. 159); Reid v. Hemphill, 82 Ga. App. 391, 395 (2) (61 S. E. 2d 201); Trust Company of Georgia v. Neal, 161 Ga. 965…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Trust Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  2. McDaniel v. Gray & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. Stanaland v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. Brown v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  5. Lightfoot v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Schloss v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  2. Wachovia Realty Investments v. Housing, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  3. Dell v. KugelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  4. Tomberlin v. LongSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  5. Cole v. CutlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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