Arkansas couple win right to complete 111-acre land purchase after years of instalments

A land purchase can stretch across years, with missed payments, revised agreements and disputes over who has the right to sell the property. In Arkansas, a couple who began paying for 111 acres in 2015 faced a legal battle after the seller refused to provide the signed paperwork needed to complete the purchase.

Destin later testified that the couple had handed over a truck and six or seven cows under an earlier arrangement to bring their payments up to date. On November 4, 2026, the Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld their right to complete the sale, affirming a ruling that recognised their equitable interest in the land.In its decision in Sandra Thomas v.

Destin and Jennifer Clark, case number CV-25-445, the court affirmed the Logan County Circuit Court's order for specific performance. The opinion, available on Justia, also upheld an award of $17,500 in attorney's fees and costs to the buyers, Destin and Jennifer Clark.How the couple's land purchase beganThe dispute concerned 111 acres in Magazine, Arkansas, owned by George Wayne Thomas and his wife, Sandra Thomas.