Silverean J. Brazeal and Daisy v. Brazeal v. William G. Bokelman

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action for specific performance, the principal question is whether William G. Bokelman, plaintiff below, occupied certain real estate in Kansas City, Missouri, under a valid and existing written lease containing an option to purchase, which had been executed by Mr. and Mrs. Brazeal, defendants in the trial court. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Defendants seek a reversal of the trial court’s judgment directing defendants to convey the real estate to plaintiff on four basic grounds, (1) the lease was invalidated because…