Sullivan v. Smith
Sullivan v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Bill in equity was filed by appellees in this cause against Mr. Sullivan, appellant, to require specific performance of an alleged contract to sell and convey certain lands in Coahoma county. The prayer of the bill was granted by the learned chancellor, and from the decree ' enforcing specific performance this appeal is prosecuted., ,
The decision of this cause is necessarily controlled by the opinion recently rendered by the court in banc in the case of J. L. Sullivan v. R. F. Turner et al., 82 So. 325. Turner and Stevens were the agents who negotiated the alleged sale, specific performance of which is here sought. We reached the conclusion that Turner and
There is another interesting point raised on this appeal, and that is the contention that the instrument of writing signed by Turner and Stevens as agents for appellant is void on its face, and that the provisions of our statute of frauds has not been satisfied. The argument on this point is pertinent and persuasive, but any decision as to whether the letter and telegram signed by the agents and forwarded to the principal were admissible or competent to explain or aid the imperfect description embodied in the contract executed by Turner and Stevens of date December 29, 1917, and any discussion of the doctrine announced in the case of Johnson v. Brook, 31 Miss. 17, 66 Am. Dec. 547, and apparently' reaffirmed in Jelks v. Barrett, 52 Miss. 315, becomes unnecessary.
The decree of the chancery court will be reversed, and decree entered here dismissing the bill.
jReversed and dismissed.
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- Vbndob and Purchasee. Oontracts. Authority of agents. Where an agent to sell lands has materially departed from the written authorization to effect the sale, specific performance of the contract will not be awarded.