Haffke v. Coffin

In December, 1907, tbe plaintiffs entered into a written contract to transfe* “their livery and back business located in tbe city of Ornaba,” to W. P. Thorp and Charles I. Bragg for tbe consideration of two quarter sections of land in Loup county. Thorp and Bragg were to convey this land to tbe plaintiffs, and were also to furnish “a merchantable abstract” of title; the title deeds were to be placed in escrow “until the abstract is approved by the parties of the first part.”

The plaintiffs delivered their chattels to the defendant H. J. Coffin, who was interested in the transaction. They *135approv…