FORTENBERRY v. DECAY

No. 9392.

279 So.2d 725 (1973)

James H. FORTENBERRY v. Janette M. Piper DECAY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1973.

Writ Refused September 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanue B. Lacour, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Ralph L. Roy, Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before: LOTTINGER, ELLIS and CRAIN, JJ.


ELLIS, Judge.

This is a suit for specific performance of a contract to purchase immovable property. Plaintiff is James H. Fortenberry, and defendant is Janette M. Piper Decay. From a judgment rejecting his demands, plaintiff has appealed.

On November 27, 1971, plaintiff signed an offer to purchase a piece of immovable property belonging to defendant for $7,000.00 cash, and the offer was accepted by defendant. Plaintiff deposited $300.00 with the real estate...

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