Hicks v. Dunn

Kenneth Hicks appeals from a summary judgment denying his claim against Cherry Dunn for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. We affirm.

Hicks was an assignee to the rights of Kayo Booth and James T. Booth under a contract to purchase land from Cherry Dunn Hulsey and her husband, Malcolm Hulsey. The Booths had entered a contract with the Hulseys dated October 4, 1989, to purchase Lot 13 of the Lake Sherwood subdivision in Tuscaloosa County from the Hulseys. The contract, entitled a "Bond for Title",1 was duly executed and recorded. Under the contract, the Booths paid $1000…