Skelton v. Beavers

Supreme Court of Georgia

Skelton v. Beavers

134 S.E. 620, 162 Ga. 757, 1926 Ga. LEXIS 274

Supreme Court of Georgia·Decided September 23, 1926·No. No. 5111·Published

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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

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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

Skelton v. Beavers, 134 S.E. 620, 162 Ga. 757, 1926 Ga. LEXIS 274 (Ga. 1926).

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