BRILEY v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RY. CO.

No. 5-1827.

323 S.W.2d 934 (1959)

C. H. BRILEY, Appellant, v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper Jacoway, Little Rock, for appellant.

Wright, Harrison, Lindsey & Upton, Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit by the appellant, C. H. Briley, for specific performance of an option agreement by which the appellee agreed to sell Briley 7.53 acres of land. Apparently the land has increased in value, so that Briley is anxious to buy at the contract price, while the railway company is reluctant to sell. The chancellor held that Briley, during the life of the option, failed to fulfill its conditions and hence did not become entitled to...

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