Section 4.22 Generally

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A. (§4.22) Generally

Specific performance is a purely equitable remedy, governed by equitable principles, and invoked primarily to ensure that complete justice may be done between parties to a contract when there is no adequate remedy at law upon breach of the contract. See:

Hoover v. Wright, 202 S.W.2d 83 (Mo. 1947)

Asbury v. Crawford Elec. Coop., Inc., 51 S.W.3d 152 (Mo. App. S.D. 2001)

Licare v. Hill, 879 S.W.2d 777 (Mo. App. E.D. 1994)

Kopp v. Franks, 792 S.W.2d 413 (Mo. App. S.D. 1990)

Seabaugh v. Keele, 775 S.W.2d 205 (Mo. App. E.D. 1989)

Like other equitable remedies, specific performance is founded on the old maxim: “Equity suffers no wrong to be without a remedy.” Indep....