DARDEN v. HOUTZ

No. 9844.

353 F.2d 369 (1965)

George F. DARDEN, Jr., Appellant, v. A. W. HOUTZ, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Parker, Norfolk, Va. (Oscar Leach, Raleigh, N. C., on the brief) for appellant.

John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, N. C. (Killian Barwick, Elizabeth City, N. C., on the brief) for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF and BELL, Circuit Judges, and LEWIS, District Judge.


OREN R. LEWIS, District Judge.

This is a suit brought by George F. Darden, Jr. against A. W. Houtz, C. B. Hollowell and Wiley B. Coppersmith, Jr. for specific performance of an alleged contract and option involving approximately 5,500 acres of land in Camden and Currituck Counties, North Carolina.

The plaintiff alleges that the defendant, A. W. Houtz, took title to the property as trustee for his use and benefit.

The defendant Houtz denies any contractual...

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