Pride v. Lewis

After Lewis (defendant) submitted a signed contract offer to buy the Prides' (plaintiffs) house with a May 15, 2003 closing date and $1,500 earnest money, the Prides countered by handwriting a later closing date onto the contract and initialing the change, but Lewis never initialed it, never communicated further, never requested his earnest money back, and never closed. When the Prides later resold the house for less after re-listing it, they sued Lewis for breach of contract, and the trial court found for the Prides.