Legal Opinion

Nickelson v. Owenby

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 1951No. 17541PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wyatt, Justice.

Roy S. Owenby filed his suit against Chester P. Nickel-son, seeking specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale of described real estate. The petition was demurred to on two grounds. The first was that the contract was so indefinite that specific performance could not as a matter of law be decreed; and the second, that the petition failed to allege a tender of the amount due under the terms of the alleged contract. The trial judge overruled the demurrer. The exception is to that judgment. Held:

1. The contract under consideration provided: “The purchase price of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Clark v. CagleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  2. Trust Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Muller v. CooperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  4. Massell Realty Co. v. HanburySupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  5. Groover v. BrandonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bromley v. BromleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  2. International Indemnity Co. v. CoachmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Leggett v. ToddCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Shen v. BruceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  5. Williams v. BlantonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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