Banner enters into a contract with Sylvia to buy her house for $150,000.Sylvia decides later not to sell because she is so emotionally attached to the house.Banner insists that he is entitled to the house.Banner can successfully sue for specific performance.

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Specific performance is a legal remedy in which a court orders a party to fulfill their contractual obligation, in this case, to sell the house to Banner for $150,000. As long as there is a valid contract and Banner can prove that Sylvia breached it by refusing to sell, he can sue for specific performance. Emotional attachment to the house would not be a valid defense for breaching the contract.

Banner Enters into a Contract with Sylvia to Buy Her