American Electrical Steel Co. v. Scarpace

Plaintiff seeks specific performance of a land sales contract.

Defendant and her husband owned as tenants by the entireties certain land in Taylor, Michigan. Needing to raise money to pay an assessment made by the IRS for a tax deficiency, Mrs. Scar-pace put the land up for sale. In 1969, Mrs. Scar-pace and plaintiff entered into an agreement whereby plaintiff would purchase and defendant would sell the real estate. Mrs. Scarpace signed the agreement in her own capacity and for her husband under a power of attorney executed several months before. Defendant later refused to consummate the…