HARRISON v. OATES

No. 5-2505.

351 S.W.2d 431 (1961)

Worth HARRISON, Appellant, v. Samuel C. OATES, Minnie Ola Oates and Morris Gray, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 4, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark, Clark & Clark, Conway, for appellant.

Eddy & Eddy, Morrilton, for appellee Morris W. Gray. Robinson, Sullivan & Rosteck, Little Rock, for appellee Samuel C. Oates and Minnie Ola Oates.


WARD, Justice.

Appellant filed a complaint in Chancery asking for specific performance of an oral contract whereby Samuel C. Oates agreed to sell him a farm consisting of 285 acres of land in Conway and Faulkner Counties. Defendants were Mr. Oates and his wife, and also Morris W. Gray who claims to be an innocent purchaser of the same land from the Oates after the alleged oral contract was made.

In his answer Oates denied making the oral contract to sell;...

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