Lewis v. Independence Hotels Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to enforce the specific performance of a written contract to sell real estate. Judgment was for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

Judgment was entered for the plaintiff on the pleadings; hence, it will be necessary to examine them.

The real estate in question is a hotel building. The amended petition upon which the action was finally tried, after the formal allegations identifying the parties and describing the real estate, alleged that plaintiff owned an undivided two-thirds interest in the property in question, and that her…