KINLER v. GRIFFEN

No. 16790.

251 F.2d 655 (1958)

Emile J. KINLER and Mrs. Gladys Brown Kinler, Appellants, v. Harvey D. GRIFFEN and Elsie A. Cassagne, wife of Harvey D. Griffen, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney W. Provensal, Slidell, La., for appellants.

Rene Lehmann, New Orleans, La., Philip E. Pfeffer, Covington, La., Midlo & Lehmann, New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before RIVES, BROWN, and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the rights of vendors and vendees of Louisiana real estate when a proposed sale falls through because of inability of the vendor to cure alleged title defects. Specifically, the question is the right of the vendee to recover double the deposit.

Appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Emile J. Kinler, agreed to sell certain real estate in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Griffen, appellees, for $25,000. In...

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