Barr v. Carnahan

STONE, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by G. V. Carnahan, Omar G. Foster, and Omar G. Foster, as administrator of Sadie A. Foster, against Emil Podlesak and James G. Barr, to cancel or to reform a contract for sale of certain real estate. Barr is assignee of Podlesak as to all rights under the above contract. Barr filed an answer and a counterclaim in which he sought specific performance of the above contract. Later, an amendment was made to this counterclaim bringing in parties to whom the land had (after the above answer) been conveyed and mortgaged and asking' cancellation of such…