Owens v. Curd & Drummond

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

— Affirming.

On December 14, 1916, appellant (plaintiff below), W. C. Owens, bought an option from H. T. Williams and wife, M. B. Williams, entitling Mm to purchase their tract of land containing 120 acres located in Clay county, *147Alabama, on or before April. 16, 1917, for the consideration to be paid of the sum of $4,000.00. The land seems to have been valuable principally for the graphite deposits contained in it. On April 6, 1917, just ten days before the expiration of the option, plaintiff entered into a written contract concerning it with the defendants,…