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LUCY v. ZEHMER 196 Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954)

LUCY v. ZEHMER 196 Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954) . Case Brief. LUCY v. ZEHMER. PURPOSE: Lucy addresses the issue of the validity of an offer. . LUCY v. ZEHMER. CAUSE OF ACTION: Breach of contract (suit for specific performance). LUCY v. ZEHMER.

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LUCY v. ZEHMER 196 Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954)

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  1. LUCY v. ZEHMER196 Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954) Case Brief Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  2. LUCY v. ZEHMER • PURPOSE: Lucy addresses the issue of the validity of an offer. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  3. LUCY v. ZEHMER • CAUSE OF ACTION: Breach of contract (suit for specific performance). Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  4. LUCY v. ZEHMER • FACTS: The instrument sought to be enforced was written by A.H. Zehmer with these words: “We hereby agree to sell to W.O. Lucy the Ferguson Farm complete for $50,000, title satisfactory to buyer,” signed A.H. Zehmer and Ida S. Zehmer. The parties had been drinking together prior to this transaction. Zehmer insists that the transaction was a joke, the offer not valid. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  5. LUCY v. ZEHMER • ISSUE: Whether Zehmer’s claim of joke invalidated the contract. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  6. LUCY v. ZEHMER • HOLDING: No, the contract is enforceable. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

  7. LUCY v. ZEHMER • REASONING: Intentions of the parties to a contract are determined by a reasonable interpretation of their manifest conduct and expression. Unexpressed subjective intent of one of the parties may not invalidate the contract. It is immaterial what may be the real but unexpressed state of his mind. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved.

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