Legal Opinion
Bacon v. Ford
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1988No. Ca-8642PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Judge.
John and Robin Ford appeal a judgment rendered against them for breach of a contract to purchase real estate. We hold that because a suspensive condition of the contract was not fulfilled before expiration of the term for performance, the contract is null and its obligations are unenforceable. We therefore reverse the judgment.
The contract, dated August 15,1985, was a standard “Agreement to Purchase or Sell” form which was filled in by the parties. It provided for two sales: Mr. and Mrs. Ford would purchase a lot and residence on Shannon Drive in Violet, Louisiana from Charter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Woods v. AustinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Guichard v. GreenupLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Timmerman v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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