Denton v. Browntown Valley Assocs., Inc.

OPINION BY JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court abused its discretion by denying a seller specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property. We also consider whether the court abused its discretion when it determined the amount of attorney's fees to award to the prevailing party under the contract's fee-shifting provision.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

James T. Denton owns a 122.281-acre parcel of real property ("the Property") in Warren County. In June 2005, Browntown Valley Associates, Inc. ("BVA") contracted to buy the…