Peckham v. Lane
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Barber district court; Preston B. Gillett, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
Ed L. Peckham brought an action against M. J. Lane and, Geraldine Lane seeking to require the conveyance of an eighty-acre tract of land, relying upon a written contract executed by them to him, the specific performance ’ of which he asked. A demurrer to his petition was sustained and he appeals. The contract reads as follows: ,.“For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, and other valuable consideration in hand paid us by Ed - L. Peckham, of Blackwell, Okla., and- the receipt whereof of said one dollar is hereby acknowledged, we do…
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