Harris v. Milloway

James R. Cooper, Judge.

This litigation arises out of a sale by the appellants to the appellees of certain real estate located in Fulton County, Arkansas. In 1979, the appellants contracted to sell a tract of land to the appellees, which was referred to by legal description as “70 acres more or less.” After the sale, the appellees had the land surveyed, and it showed the actual acreage to be only 55.20 acres. A later survey by the appellants showed the acreage to be 56.77 acres. The appellees filed suit, seeking rescission of the contract, or, in the alternative, an abatement of the purchase…