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Gartrell v. Stafford, 12 Neb. 545, 11 N.W. 732 (1882) is a widely cited case for the proposition that land is unique, since the buyer may be "reasonably supposed to have considered the locality, soil, easements, or accomodations of the land, generally, which may give a peculiar or special value to the land to him, that could not be replaced by other land of the same value, but not having the same local conveniences or accomodations." For that reason, the buyer is entitled to specific performance, and the defendant cannot assert that the plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law.
Gartrell is quite frequently cited for this proposition. For example, it is cited in Stringer v. Reed, 544 S.W.2d 69 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976).
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