CHRISTY v. PILKINTON

No. 5-557.

273 S.W.2d 533 (1954)

Farrell L. CHRISTY, by his Guardian et ux., Appellants, v. Anna M. PILKINTON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 20, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Gutensohn, Ft. Smith, for appellants.

Bethell & Pearce, Ft. Smith, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit for specific performance, brought by the appellee as vendor in a contract for the sale of real property. In appealing from a decree for the plaintiff the defendants contend only that the court erred in ordering them to perform a promise which the proof shows to be beyond their financial resources.

It is conceded that the parties executed a valid written contract by which the Christys agreed to buy an apartment house...

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