Legal Opinion

Malone Construction Co. v. Westbrook

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1972No. 47434PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Chief Judge.

Unless an agreement is reached as to all terms and conditions and nothing is left to future negotiations, a contract to enter into a contract in the future is of no effect. Wells v. H. W. Lay & Co., 78 Ga. App. 364 (50 SE2d 755); Russell v. City of Atlanta, 103 Ga. App. 365 (119 SE2d 143). To have a valid contract, there must be a meeting of minds and mutuality, and agreement must ordinarily be expressed plainly and sim ply enough to show what the parties agreed upon. West v. Downer, 218 Ga. 235 (127 SE2d 359). These rules control this case in which the trial court granted…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. West v. DownerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  2. Russell v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. Wells v. H. W. Lay Company Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

3Cited by24 opinions

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  2. Hartrampf v. Citizens & Southern Realty InvestorsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. O'NEAL v. Home Town Bank of Villa RicaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Mike Doll, Ronald Elbon and Kent Langworthy v. Grand Union CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Venable v. BlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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