Coleman v. Woodland Hills Company
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
1. “Specific performance is not a remedy which either party can demand as a matter of absolute right, and will not in any given case be granted unless strictly equitable and just. Mere inadequacy of price may justify a court in refusing to decree a specific performance of a contract of bargain and sale; so also may any other fact showing the contract to be unfair, or unjust, or against good conscience. And in order to authorize specific performance of a contract, its terms must be clear, distinct, and definite. A petition for specific performance, which fails to allege a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Brogdon v. HoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Whitehead v. DillardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Huggins v. MeriweatherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Johns v. NixSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
3Cited by29 opinions
- Wehunt v. PritchettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Bullard v. BullardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Holliday v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Mangum v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Savannah Bank & Trust Co. v. HanleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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