North American Land Corp. v. Boutte

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Appellant North American Land Corporation sued appellee Howard J. Boutte to recover the balance owning on a promissory note. Boutte filed a counterclaim seeking damages based on provisions in the contracts for the sale of land. The trial court entered judgment for Boutte based on the findings of the jury.

On June 5, 1969, the parties to this suit entered into two contracts for the sale of land in which appellant agreed to sell appel-lee two lots of land. Boutte also executed a promissory note and a deed of trust in connection with the purchase. Under the terms…