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Lloyd v. RedfordLloyd v. Redford

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 16, 1918
No. 1010
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Gilbert
Gilbert, J.

“Where specific performance is sought for the enforce„ment ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‍of a parol contract for the sale of lands, such contract and the terms thereof should be ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‍established so clearly, strongly, and satisfactorily as to leave no reasonable doubt as to the agreement.” Printup v. Mitchell, 17 Ga. 558 (63 Am. ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‍D. 258); Redman v. Mays, 129 Ga. 435 (59 S. E. 212); Gordon v. Spellman, 148 Ga. 394 (96 S. E. 1006). The evidence in this case, in clearness, ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‍strength, and precision as to the contract, failed entirely to measure up to this standard, and the ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‍verdict must be set aside.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Lloyd v. Redford
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 16, 1918
Citations: 148 Ga. 575; 97 S.E. 523; 1918 Ga. LEXIS 446; No. 1010
Docket Number: No. 1010
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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