· 3/11/1957
Duke v. Tobin
Citations
- 198 Va. 758
- 96 S.E.2d 758
- 1957 Va. LEXIS 136
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- denying specific performance when the terms of payment for the sale of real property were not “finally and definitely settled” in the contract and were “left to be determined by future negotiations”
- “[A] court of equity will not specifically enforce a contract unless . . . [a]ll the essential terms of the contract [are] finally and definitely settled. None must be left to be determined by future negotiations.”
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Judges: Eggleston
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