Supreme Court of Georgia, 1926

Skelton v. Beavers

Skelton v. Beavers
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided September 23, 1926 · Hell
162 Ga. 757; 134 S.E. 620; 1926 Ga. LEXIS 274

Skelton v. Beavers

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The court erred in dismissing the petition on general demurrer. The allegations of the petition show a specific and definite contract, the terms of which can not be said as a matter of law to be inequitable and unenforceable, and its specific performance not having been rendered inequitable by reason of the early death of the promisor, which must have been in contemplation of the parties.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, except

Dissenting Opinion

Hell, J.,

dissenting.’ The Civil Code (1910), § 4637, provides as follows: “Mere inadequacy of price, though not sufficient to rescind a contract, may justify a court in refusing to decree a specific performance; so also any other fact showing the contract to be unfair, or unjust, or against good conscience.” Applying the above provisions of the code to the facts alleged in the petition, the court did not err in sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the action. See also Leigh v. Crump, 1 Ired. Eq. (36 N. C.) 299; Cannaday v. Shepard, 2 Jones Eq. (55 N. C.) 224; Lloyd v. Wheatly, Id. 267; Herren v. Rich, 95 N. C. 500; Love v. Welch, 97 N. C. 200 (2 S. E. 242) ; Adams Eq. 87, and notes; Ramsay v. Gheen, 99 N. C. 215 (6 S. E. 75).

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