Rego v. Decker

Joseph Rego and his wife (plaintiffs) leased land to Robert Decker (defendant) in 1966, and the lease included an option for Decker to purchase the property. Decker exercised the option in 1967, but the Regos refused to convey the land and instead sold it to someone else. Decker sued for specific performance and won at trial; the Regos appealed, arguing the option clause was too uncertain to enforce because it said nothing about security to guarantee Decker's later payments, or alternatively that any order of specific performance should include such a security provision.