BUCHANAN v. JOHNSON


595 S.W.2d 827 (1979)

James S. BUCHANAN and wife, Esther R. Buchanan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Polk JOHNSON and wife, Dona Johnson and Gerrold Johnson, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. James Hoyt TAYLOR, Third-Party Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert L. BOULDIN and Nicky Stafford, d.b.a. Robert L. Bouldin Realty Company, Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied March 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Max Speight, P.C., Dresden, for Buchanans.

William Michael Maloan, Brundige & Maloan, P.C., Martin, for Bouldin and Stafford.

David H. Welles, Thomas, Welles & Thomas, Dresden, for Johnsons.

Robert T. Keeton, Jr., Taylor & Keeton, Huntingdon, for Taylor.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 10, 1980.

MATHERNE, Judge.

The plaintiffs, buyers, sue for specific performance of a contract to sell 42 acres of land and for damages due to the breach of the contract. The chancellor declared the contract invalid and ordered the specific performance of another contract to sell the same property to James Hoyt Taylor. The plaintiffs appeal that decision. We will refer to the plaintiffs' written contract as...

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