BROOKS v. HACKNEY

No. 590A90.

404 S.E.2d 854 (1991)

329 N.C. 166

John W. BROOKS v. Harold D. HACKNEY and Margaret B. Hackney.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Firm of Wade Barber by Wade Barber, Pittsboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Edwards & Atwater by Phil S. Edwards, Siler City and Love & Wicker by Dennis Wicker, Sanford, for defendants-appellants.


MEYER, Justice.

This case presents the questions of whether an agreement for the sale of real estate fails for indefiniteness of the description of the property and, if so, whether it will, nevertheless, be enforced on principles of equity.

An examination of the pleadings, affidavits, and depositions filed in support of the motions for summary judgment reveals the following: In 1979, defendant-sellers owned approximately...

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