Broady v. Mitchell

EVANS, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages for breach of an earnest money contract executed by appellant, Henry V. Broady, Trustee, as seller, and by appellee, John T. Mitchell, Jr., Trustee, as purchaser.

The trial court entered judgment for the purchaser on the jury’s verdict, awarding damages for the difference between the agreed purchase price and the market value of the property at the time of its sale by the seller to a third party. The seller has appealed from that judgment, raising 24 points of error.

The earnest money agreement is dated August 23, 1977, and covers a small…