Hespin v. Wendeln

This action was brought in the district court for Otoe county to enforce the specific performance of an alleged verbal contract between the plaintiff and one John A. Wendeln, deceased. The trial resulted in a finding and judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff has appealed. This brings the case before us for a trial de novo, and we are required to make our finding and form our conclusion from the evidence contained in the record, without particular regard to the findings and judgment of the trial court.

It appears that the plaintiff was born out of wedlock as the natural son of his…