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àIn€early€1995€the€defendants€orally€agreed€to€sell€to€the€plaintiff€21.5€acres€inÏGreene€County,€Tennessee,€for€$60,000.00.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€prepared€a€document€which€he€signed,€as€Buyer,€and€forwardedÍit€by€Federal€Express€to€the€defendants.€€€We€reproduce€this€document:ÌÓÓà8 àOn€this€day€of€May€5,€1995,€I,€òòJimmy€L.€Crum,óó€am€making€a€$250.00Ïdeposit€on€the€20€acre€lot€owned€by€MÔ% € Ôattie€Lawing€and€on€the€1.5€acreÏlot€owned€by€Vestel€Lawing.€€This€land€is€located€joining€Pinto€andÏHolley€Creek€Roads.ÌÌà8 à€òò€€€€€€€s/Mattie€Lawiing€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà à€(Wife)à àà àà àà àà à(Notary)Ìà8 àFL€L520„542„27„621€Ex€4„1„97ÌÌà8 àòò€€€€€€€s/Vestel€Lawing€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà à€€€€€€€€s/Jimmy€L.€Crum€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïà àóó(Husband)à àà àà àà àà à(Buyer)Ìà8 àFL€L520„863„26„104€€Ex€3„17„2000òòÌÌà8 àóóÌÑ  Ñà àSTATE€OF€FLORIDAòòÌà àóóCOUNTY€OF€VOLUSIAÌÌà8 àThe€foregoing€instrument€was€acknowledged€before€me€on€this€òò5thÏday€of€May,€1995óó€by€òòMattie€and€Vestel€Lawing,óó€who€is€personallyÏknown€to€me€or€who€has€produced€òòFla.€Drivers€Lic.óó€as€identificationÏand€who€did€(did€not)€take€an€oath.ÌÌà8 àòò€€€€€€€€€s/Carol€Rawlins€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìóóà àà àCarol€RawlinsÌà8 àOFFICIAL€NOTARY€SEALÌà àCAROL€RAWLINSÌà àNOTARY€PUBLIC€STATE€OF€FLORIDAÌà àCOMMISSION€NO.€CC207098Ìà àMY€COMMISSION€EXP.€JULY€26,€1996ÌÌÓÓà àThe€plaintiff€enclosed€a€check€for€$250.00,€which€the€defendants€endorsedÏand€cashed.€€On€the€same€day€they€executed€the€document€which€was€returned€toÏthe€plaintiff.€€€The€check€bore€the€notation€"down€payt.€on€land."Ìà àAbout€three€weeks€later€the€defendants€decided€not€to€honor€their€oralÏagreement€and€sent€a€check€for€$250.00€to€the€plaintiff€which€he€refused.€€ThisÏaction€for€specific€performance€soon€followed.Ìà àOur€review€is€òòde€novoóó€on€the€record,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€that€theÏfindings€of€fact€of€the€trial€court€are€correct€unless€the€evidence€otherwiseÏpreponderates.€€òòRule€13óó(d),€òòTenn.€R.€App.€Póó.€€There€is€no€presumption€of€correctnessÏwith€regard€to€the€trial€court's€determination€of€questions€of€law.€€òòNCNB€v.€Thrailkill,Ïóó856€S.W.2d€250,€153€(Tenn.€App.€1993).Ìà àThe€Statute€of€Frauds,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€sect.€29„2„101,€was€first€enacted€inÏthis€State€in€1801.€€As€pertinent€here,€it€remains€pristine,€and€providesÌÓÓà8 à"No€action€shall€be€brought€.€.€.€upon€any€contract€for€the€sale€of€lands€.Ï.€.€unless€the€promise€or€agreement€upon€which€such€action€shall€beÏbrought€or€some€memorandum€or€note€thereof,€shall€be€in€writing€andÏsigned€by€the€party€to€be€charged€therewith€.€.€.€"ÌÌÓÓà àIf€the€contract€for€the€sale€of€land€is€oral€it€is€unenforceable€unless€there€is€aÏwritten€memorandum€of€it€signed€by€the€Seller.€€òòPatterson€v.€Davis,€óó192€S.W.2d€227Ï(1945).€€Whether€the€memorandum€is€sufficient€to€satisfy€the€Statute€is€a€question€ofÏlaw,€òòMassey€v.€Hardcastle,€óó753€S.W.2d€127€(Ct.€App.€1988),€the€resolution€of€whichÏis€dependent€on€the€peculiar€factual€scenario.Ìà àFor€instance,€in€òòMassey,óó€which€involved€the€sale€of€an€automobileÏdealership,€the€memoranda€failed€to€describe€the€real€estate€occupied€by€theÏdealership.€€The€Court€held€that€the€documents€simply€failed€to€set€out€anÏagreement€for€the€sale€of€a€particular€tract€of€land€and€were€unenforceable.€Ìà àIn€òòBaliles€v.€Cities€Service€Company,óó€578€S.W.2d€621€(Tenn.€1979),€theÏmemorandum€alleged€to€satisfy€the€Statute€provided:ÌÓÓà8 à"Cities€Service€Company€has€agreed€to€sell€to€you€Lots€99€and€100€inÏCherokee€Hills€for€residential€purposes.€€As€soon€as€residences€areÏwell€under€construction€deeds€to€those€lots€will€be€delivered€to€you."ÌÌÓÓà àThe€Supreme€Court€held€that€this€description€failed€to€describe€the€land€withÏreasonable€certainty€and€did€not€satisfy€the€Statute€of€Frauds.× ƒ& ××  ×€Ìà àIn€òòCampbell€Farmers€Co„Op€v.€Moore,€óó303€S.W.2d€735€(1957),€theÏmemorandum€alleged€to€satisfy€the€Statute€of€Frauds€provided:ÌÓÓà8 àThis€is€to€certify€that€I€am€receiving€this€$100.00€check€as€a€downÏpayment€on€land€beginning€at€the€culvert€on€736€highway€63€runningÏwith€the€middle€of€the€stream€and€then€parallel€with€driveway€on€Mrs.ÏJohn€Y.€Moore's€property€to€the€Highway€fronting€on€the€Highway€63Ïto€include€one€acre€of€land.€€Balance€of€2900.00€to€be€paid€uponÏcompletion€of€this€transaction.€€Jan€17,€1956.Ìà àà àà àà àà às€/€Mrs.€John€Y.€Moore€"Ollie"ÌÌÓÓThis€description€was€held€to€be€insufficient€to€satisfy€the€Statute€of€Frauds€becauseÏit€did€not€reference€the€State,€County€or€Civil€District,€and€did€not€identify€HighwayÏ63,€nor€the€culvert€or€stream.€€In€òòDenison„Ghalson€Dry€Goods€Co.€v.€Hill,€óó135€Tenn.Ï60,€185€S.W.€723€(Tenn.€1916),€the€description€was€held€to€be€inadequate€becauseÏthere€was€no€indication€of€the€residences€of€the€parties.€€In€òòWood€v.€Zeigleróó,€99ÏTenn.€515,€42€S.W.€447€(Tenn.€1897),€the€description€was€held€to€be€inadequateÏbecause€the€State€and€County€were€not€identified.€€In€òòGorbics€v.€Close,€óó722€S.W.2dÏ672€(Tenn.€App.€1986),€a€description,€"a€one€acre€tract€of€land€on€the€northwestÏcorner€of€my€land,"€was€held€to€be€inadequate.Ìà àThe€document€relied€on€by€the€plaintiff€is€characterized€by€the€defendants€asÏmerely€being€a€receipt.€€On€the€face€of€it,€we€are€constrained€to€agree,€especiallyÏwhen€the€accompanying€check€is€considered.€€While€the€consideration€or€theÏmanner€of€its€payment€is€not€necessarily€required€to€be€recited,€òòCobble€v.€Langford,Íóó230€S.W.2d€194€(Tenn.€1950),€the€memorandum€must€contain€the€essential€terms€ofÏthe€contract€expressed€with€such€certainty€that€they€may€be€understood,€from€theÏmemorandum€itself,€or€some€other€writing€to€which€it€refers€or€with€which€it€isÏconnected€without€resorting€to€parol€evidence.€€òòLambert€v.€Home€Federalóó€€481ÏS.W.2d€771€(Tenn.€1972).€Ìà àIn€the€case€at€hand,€the€document€can€hardly€be€characterized€as€aÏmemorandum€of€a€sale€of€real€estate.€€The€party€to€be€charged€agrees€to€nothing.€ÏWhile€no€particular€verbiage€is€required,€the€fact€of€a€sale,€and€its€essential€terms,Ïand€a€description€of€the€land€must€appear€with€reasonable€certainty€in€the€writingÏrelied€upon.€€òòSee,€Case€v.€Brier€Hill€Collieries,óó€145€Tenn.€1,€235€S.W.€57€(1921).€ÏWe€are€mindful€that€the€Statute€of€Frauds€should€not€be€applied€in€such€manner€asÏto€foster€a€fraud€it€was€designed€to€prevent,€òòsee,€GRW€Ent.€Inc.€v.€Davis,€óó797€S.W.2dÏ606€(Ct.€App.€1990),€but€neither€should€we€fail€to€accord€it€the€requisiteÏenforcement.Ìà àThe€Judgment€is€affirmed€at€the€costs€of€the€appellant.ÌÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à__________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÌÔ% € ÔÌ