McMaster v. Strickland

Shaw, Judge:

Appellant-sellers, McMaster, Fishburne and Martin, brought this action against respondent-purchaser, Strickland, for breach of a contract to purchase certain property. From an order of the court in favor of the purchaser, the sellers appeal. We reverse and remand.

The purchaser entered into a contract of sale with the sellers on October 2, 1987 to purchase a .74 acre lot in North Myrtle Beach for $50,000. Prior to execution of the contract, the parties negotiated the terms of the contract. It was made clear during these negotiations that the purchaser intended to use the property…