GIBBS v. DOUGLAS

No. 9746.

532 S.W.2d 907 (1976)

Billy J. GIBBS and Sheila Gibbs, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. William W. DOUGLAS and Betty Douglas, Defendants-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

January 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell Deputy, Jr., Lebanon, for defendants-appellants.

David Donnelly, Donnelly, Baldwin & Wilhite, Lebanon, for plaintiffs-respondents.

Before STONE, P.J., and HOGAN and FLANIGAN, JJ.


FLANIGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, as buyers, contracted with defendants, as sellers, for the purchase of land in Laclede County, Missouri. The purchase price was to be paid in installments over three years during which defendants were to, and did, remain in possession. At the end of the contract period defendants remained in possession as lessees of plaintiffs under an oral lease.

The petition sought specific performance and damages. The counterclaim sought "quiet...

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