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SHIVES v. YOUNG

32746.

81 Ga. App. 30 (1950)

57 S.E.2d 874

SHIVES v. YOUNG.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 21, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jess H. Watson, Atlanta, for plaintiff in error.

George A. Haas, Atlanta, for defendant in error.

MacINTYRE, Presiding Justice.

1. The true measure of damages in a suit brought by the vendor against the purchaser for the latter's refusal to perform his part of an agreement to buy land is the difference between the contract price and the market value of the land at the time of the breach. Cowdery v. Greenlee, 126 Ga. 786 (3), 55 S. E. 918, 8 L.R.A., N.S., 137; Killarney Realty Co. v. Wimpey, 30 Ga.App. 390 (6), 118 S. E. 581; King v. Brice, 145 Ga. 65, 88 S. E...

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