Spoden v. Krause

Appellees brought this action against appellant Parrie Spoden and her husband, Fred G. Spoden, for specific performance of a contract to sell real estate. After the trial court overruled the motion for a new «trial Fred G. Spoden died and appellant Executrix was duly substituted here.

The facts as disclosed by the pleadings and special findings of fact are substantially as follows:

On or about the 3rd day of April, 1945, Fred G. Spoden caused to be inserted in the Kokomo Tribune an advertisement offering for sale certain described real estate, owned and occupied by the Spodens as tenants by…