441 So. 2d 488 - Shepard v. Calloway’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
August 2003
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arceneaux v. Domingue · 359 So. 2d 607 - Alexander v. Burroughs Corp. · 347 So. 2d 897 - Woods v. Austin · 259 So. 2d 669 - Boudreaux v. Elite Homes, Inc. · Sims v. Ussery
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] stipulation in a contract to sell, which makes the sale conditioned upon the purchaser's ability to obtain a stipulated loan to finance the purchase, is a contract subject to a suspensive condition. It imposes upon the purchaser the duty to make a good faith effort to obtain the loan. Whether he acted in good faith depends on the facts and circumstances in each case. If the purchaser, through no fault of his own, is unable to obtain the loan, he is released from his obligation to purchase and is entitled to the return of his deposit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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