Hand v. Stanard

This is an appeal by plaintiffs Perry A. Hand and Joan H. Hand and a cross-appeal by defendant Marilyn M. Stanard from a final decree rendered in favor of defendant A.C. McDonald in an action for specific performance of a contract to convey property. We affirm the decree.

The subject property is an undeveloped beach front lot located on Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County. It was purchased in 1935 by Gulf Beach Land and Development Corporation. In 1957, the county tax assessor erroneously assessed the lot as "owner unknown," and it was sold for taxes to A.C. McDonald. He received a tax…