Legal Opinion
Turnipseed v. Jaje
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 15, 1996No. S96A1044, S96X1047, S96A1048PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
These appeals stem from a contract for the sale of real property owned in common by six sellers. The trial court ruled that two of the sellers are not bound by the contract. It concluded, nevertheless, that the contract is complete and that the purchaser can seek monetary damages (but not specific performance) against the other sellers. We agree that two of the sellers are not bound by the contract. Nevertheless, we reverse because the contract is inchoate and incomplete.
Defendants Shaw, Houde, Walsh, Jaje, McFarland and Lenberg, each own an undivided interest in a Sea…
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