Legal Opinion

Fenner v. Reeher

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 16, 1921PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Izard Chancery Court; L. F. Reeder, Chancellor; STATEMENT OF PACTS. The principal issue raised by the appeal is the right of F. F. Reeher to the specific performance of an agreement between himself and Gorge F. Fenner for the exchange of a farm in Izard County, Arkansas, owned by the former, for a house and lot in the town of Coffey-ville, Kansas, owned by the latter.

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Appeal from Izard Chancery Court; L. F. Reeder, Chancellor; STATEMENT OF PACTS. The principal issue raised by the appeal is the right of F. F. Reeher to the specific performance of an agreement between himself and Gorge F. Fenner for the exchange of a farm in Izard County, Arkansas, owned by the former, for a house and lot in the town of Coffey-ville, Kansas, owned by the latter. On the 18th day of October, 1919, F. F. Reeher entered into a written agreement with George F. Fenner for the exchange of a farm, owned by the former, in Izard County, Arkansas, for a house and lot, owned by the…

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

(after stating the facts). It is first insisted that the court erred in consolidating the suit of George F. Fenner and Lillie Fenner, his wife, against F. F. Reeher, to foreclose the mortgage on the 180 acres of land in Izard County, Arkansas, with the suit of F. F. Reeher against George F. Fenner for the specific performance of the contract to exchange the 180 acres of land in question for the Coffeyville property.

The court did not err in consolidating the- suits. Section 1081 of Crawford & Moses ’ Digest provides that when causes of a like nature, relative to the same questions, are pending…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Little Rock Gas & Fuel Co. v. CoppedgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
  2. Mays v. BlairSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
  3. Leroy v. HarwoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
  4. Griffith v. MaxfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
  5. Shelton v. RatterreeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Holt v. ManuelSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932
  2. Baugh v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982
  3. Baugh v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982

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