J. C. Nichols Co. v. Meredith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

J. C. Nichols Company, a corporation, plaintiff (appellee), brought this action against Loren W. Meredith and Edith A. Meredith, defendants (appellants), for the specific performance of a real estate contract dated April 9, 1959, whereby the Nichols company agreed to buy and the Merediths agreed to sell an unimproved 80-acre tract of land in Johnson county.

The Nichols company, through its agent C. A. Jones, contacted the Merediths on several occasions prior to April 9, 1959, with reference to purchasing their land. About April 6 Jones…