Minnehaha Groves Co. v. Harper

Supreme Court of Florida June 13, 1925

Minnehaha Groves Co. v. Harper, 105 So. 100 (Fla. 1925)

90 Fla. 37; 1925 Fla. LEXIS 510

West, Whitfield, Ellis, Terrell, Strum

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This suit is for specific performance of a contract to convey real estate. Part payment of the agreed purchase price was receipted for and possession delivered to the vendee. During the period of delay which ensued the premises were conveyed to another. Whereupon this suit was instituted, resulting in a decree for eomplaintant.

It does not clearly appear that time was of the essence of the contract originally, nor that it was made so by subsequent notice to the vendee to perform it, nor that the vendor before suit offered to perform and the vendee defaulted in performance.

The decree is affirmed upon authority of Felt v. Morse, *38 80 Fla. 154, 85 South. Rep. 656, and Forssell v. Carter, 65 Fla. 512, 62 South. Rep. 926.

Affirmed.

West, C. J., and Whitfield, Ellis, Terrell and Strum, J. J., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name: Minnehaha Groves Company, and Chester Kennison, and Verona Kennison, His Wife, Appellants, v. W. C. Harper, Appellee
Status: Published