Ross v. Ross

This is an action brought by Bernadine Ross against Esther Ross and others to compel specific performance of an oral contract to convey a 200-acre tract of farmland. The defendant Esther Ross entered a general denial and also pled the statute of frauds. The plaintiff sought equitable relief on the basis of alleged part performance. The plaintiff commenced the action initially both in an individual capacity and as administratrix of the Estate of Evert Ross, her deceased husband. Later her claim as administratrix was withdrawn and the three children of Evert Ross were joined as…