Contract Law Legal Briefing on Lucy v. Zehmer Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (196. Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954)
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Briefing on Lucy v. Zehmer
Lucy v. Zehmer
Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia
(196. Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954)
BUCHANAN, J. (Justice)
Plaintiff: W.O. Lucy (and wife)
Defendants: A.H. and Ida Zehmer
Facts
One night, Lucy stopped in to visit Zehmer at Zehmer’s place of business. Lucy has known Zehmer for close to twenty years; Lucy has also made offers to buy Zehmer’s Ferguson Farm for $50,000 for eight years out of the twenty years of knowing Zehmer. During Lucy and Zehmer’s visit, both parties were engaging in drinking while conversing about Lucy’s interest in purchasing Ferguson Farm for $50,000 among other topics. While having drinks, Lucy persuaded Zehmer to write up a contract for the sale of Ferguson Farm to Lucy for $50,000. Zehmer wrote up a contract for thus sale of land to Lucy for $50,000 complete.