Boburg v. Prahl
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to district court, Albany county. Action by Anna M. S. Boburg, as admin-istratrix de bonis non of the estate of John Boburg, deceased, against Ered Prahl and another, for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. On a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
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Error to district court, Albany county. Action by Anna M. S. Boburg, as admin-istratrix de bonis non of the estate of John Boburg, deceased, against Ered Prahl and another, for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. On a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error. Rev. St. Wyo. § 3008, provides that “the heirs at law or devisees of a person who purchased an interest in land by written contract, and died before conveyance thereof to him, may compel such conveyance as the deceased might have done. ”
1Opinion of the CourtYan Devanter, C. J.
This was a suit in the district court of the county of Albany to compel the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. John Bo-burg, in his life-time, entered into a written contract with Ered Prahl whereby the latter agreed to convey to Boburg certain lots in the city of Laramie upon receipt of a stated consideration, to be thereafter paid in monthly installments. Under the agreement, Boburg took possession of the lots, and made improvements thereon; but before completing the payment of the purchase price he died. The petition, after stating these facts, alleges that…
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