PENCE v. ARCHER ET UX.


234 S.W.2d 820 (1950)

PENCE v. ARCHER et ux.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simmonds & Bowman and Charles T. Herndon, III, all of Johnson City, for complainant.

Geo. N. Barnes, Johnson City, for defendants.


PREWITT, Justice.

This was a bill filed for a specific performance and the question involved is whether the written memorandum appearing in the record is a sufficient one to comply with the Statute of Frauds. Code, Section 7831. The Chancellor was of the opinion that it was, and decreed a specific performance.

The original bill states that in the latter part of 1949, the complainant Pence was negotiating with the defendants for the purchase of some property...

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