Legal Opinion · Dissent

Doskey v. McKinnon

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 5, 1986No. CA-4604Published

1DissentRedmann, Chief Judge

I

There is no basis for a judgment against defendant Robert McKinnon for breach of a contract to which he is not a party (except as one of two real estate agents). He never agreed to buy plaintiffs’ land and therefore cannot owe plaintiffs damages for failing to buy their land. In any event the judgment against him should be reversed.

II

Defendant Peggy McKinnon did contract with plaintiffs to buy their land. Their first contract described itself, in handwriting, as “offer for 7 lots to purchase corner lot and next lot Grove 14 Sec. 4 for $18,000 each[,] act of sale with-end [sic] 30 days — 5…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Salem v. MaiseLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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