Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. McClendon
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 7, 1948No. 3 Div. 473PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
On March 9, 1946, Dennis McClendon entered into a contract in writing to purchase from the executors of the estate of L. B. Whitfield, Sr., deceased, a house and lot described in the contract as “1300 S. Perry Street” for a consideration of $45,-000.
The contract of purchase contained the following provisions which are pertinent here:
“It is further understood and agreed that party of the first part [executors] is to furnish to party of the second part [Mc-Clendon] a complete abstract of title to date disclosing a• good and merchantable title and Warranty Deed free of any and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Smith v. BlinnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
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3Cited by5 opinions
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