SMITH v. HUES

No. 1311.

540 S.W.2d 485 (1976)

Joseph C. W. SMITH, Appellant, v. Alton HUES et ux., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank G. Harmon, James Plummer, Baker & Botts, Ansel M. Kahn, Houston, for appellant.

Eugene Pitman, DeLange, Hudspeth, Pitman & Katz, Houston, for appellees.


J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate.

Alton Hues and his wife, Bethine Hues (the Hues or appellees), brought suit against Joseph C. W. Smith (Smith or appellant) to obtain specific performance of, or in the alternative damages for defendant's breach of, a contract for the sale of land in which plaintiffs were the purchasers and defendant was the seller. After a non-jury trial, the...

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