FRIEL v. JONES


206 A.2d 232 (1964)

Daniel D. FRIEL, Edwin A. Gee and J. Craig Yacoe, Plaintiffs, v. E. Russell JONES, Executor of the Estate of Alexia duPont Ortiz deBie, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

October 19, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Herrmann, of Herrmann, Bayard, Brill & Russell, Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

Donald C. Taylor and H. Alfred Tarrant, Jr., of Cooch & Taylor, Wilmington, for defendant.


SHORT, Vice Chancellor:

This is an action for specific performance of an alleged contract of sale of a parcel of real estate. Defendant has moved for summary judgment. This is the decision on that motion.

On December 6, 1963, the defendant caused to be published a Notice of Sale of five parcels of land of the Estate of Alexia duPont Ortiz deBie. The notice called for sealed bids to be opened at the office of Howard L. Williams, Esquire, on January 28, 1964...

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