GORDIN v. SHULER

No. 20907.

635 S.W.2d 559 (1982)

John T. GORDIN, Appellant, v. Harold R. SHULER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geo. Garrison Potts, Beverly Brown, Golden, Potts, Boeckman & Wilson, Dallas, for appellant.

Thomas K. Boone, Dalton, Moore, Forde, Joiner & Stollenwerck, Dallas, for appellee.

Before CARVER, STOREY and ALLEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal by John T. Gordin, the seller, is from a judgment in favor of Harold R. Shuler, the buyer, ordering specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. We hold that the instrument sued upon was not enforceable as a binding contract because a condition precedent to its acceptance had not been performed. Accordingly, we reverse and render.

Generally, if the acceptance of a contract is conditioned upon the happening of a future event...

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