CARTER v. GERALD

No. 12862.

577 S.W.2d 797 (1979)

Harold H. CARTER, Appellant, v. Robert S. GERALD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Woodley, Sudderth, Woodley & Dudley, Comanche, for appellant.

Clyde Cockrum, Gilliam, Cockrum & Duren, Goldthwaite, for appellee.


SHANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court of Mills County. The judgment ordered specific performance of a contract for the sale of land entered into by appellant Harold Carter, the seller, and appellee Robert S. Gerald, the buyer. The question, tried out by summary judgment and presented upon appeal, is whether the buyer offered to close the contract within a "reasonable time," as a matter of law.

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