Figg v. Cupit

SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Bert Cupit, Jr. and his two daughters filed suit in the Chancery Court of Jefferson County on October 13, 1977, seeking specific performance of a ten-year royalty deed between themselves and appellant E. L. Figg. The chancellor ordered performance of the remaining period of the ten-year term and Figg appeals.

Cupit and his daughters agreed to sell Figg a one-half royalty interest in twenty-seven acres of land in the Union Church Community of Jefferson County. The agreed price for conveyance of the ten-year royalty was $9,112.50.

After the deed was signed…