Brandon v. Pritchett

This is a petition brought by Brandon against Pritchett, praying for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. The case had been formerly tried, and a verdict was directed by the court in favor .of the defendant and was set aside by this court on an exception thereto. 126 Ga. 286 (55 S. E. 241). The plaintiffs case may be epitomized thus: Pritchett authorized Clark Grier, in writing, to sell a described parcel of land at a stated sum, the authority to sell to continue for three days only. Grier negotiated a sale with Brandon, and afterwards made a written memorandum…