AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY v. SMITH

No. 15520.

445 S.W.2d 807 (1969)

AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, Trustee, Appellant, v. Albert L. SMITH et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

September 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clawson & Jennings, Rex Clawson, Paul C. Murphy, III, Houston, for appellant.

Sam S. Emison, Jr., Houston, for appellees.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for specific performance of a contract to convey real estate. Relief was denied in a trial to the court without a jury.

Powell, a licensed real estate broker, prepared a contract for the sale of certain real estate owned by appellees. He presented this instrument to appellant who executed the original and several copies on November 29, 1966. Appellant also placed certain funds in escrow as earnest money. Powell then took the...

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