Christensen v. Christensen

An appeal from a judgment for specific performance of two alleged parol contracts, one for the sale of 10 acres of farm land and the other for exchange of 2254 shares of water stock.

William and Emeron Christensen are brothers and farmers, whose wives Celeste and Kathleen are also parties to this action.

In 1942 William and Emeron made a verbal contract to exchange land and shares of water stock. At that time William’s home was mortgaged to the Federal Land Bank of Berkley. Emeron orally agreed with William, to pay the mortgage, obtain a release thereof and the return of an executed deed to the…