Barr v. Granahan

Plaintiff-appellant contends that the option was fair, equitable, and legal and that specific performance is, therefore, mandatory. We have concluded, however, that under all of the facts and circumstances in this case, plaintiff is not entitled to the relief of specific performance. In 3 Williston, Contracts, p. 2542, sec. 1425, it is said:

“More exactly it may be said that wherever a contract though legally valid is grossly unfair, or its enforcement opposed to good policy for any reason, equity will refuse to enforce it, and though certain kinds of unfairness may be classified, equity…