Dickman v. Birkhauser

This action was brought in the district court of Richardson county by the plaintiff against the defendant to obtain specific performance of an alleged contract to convey certain real estate described in the petition, which it is stated the deceased in his life time agreed to convey to the plaintiff. The widow of the deceased filed a cross petition claiming the land in question as a homestead, and also dower therein. The heirs at law also filed an answer, to which it is unnecessary to refer. The court below found against the plaintiff and. dismissed the petition, and also found against the…