Scearce v. King

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner —

Affirming.

*508On August 5, 1919, M. C. King and his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Elizabeth, entered into a contract with B. D. Scearce and Bose Dudley Scearce, by which they sold to them a certain tract of land in Shelby county upon certain terms and conditions. Thereafter they tendered to the purchasers a deed conforming’ to the contract of sale, but the purchasers declined to accept the deed on the ground that the vendors could not convey the fee simple title. Thereupon the vendors brought this suit against the purchasers for specific…