Tracy v. Barton

The statement of this case, as it appears in appellants’ brief, is that,

“ ... The complaint alleges that appellants and respondent entered into an oral agreement, wherein the appellants agreed to purchase for respondent from a third party the improvements made by said third party upon a portion of the public domain, and also secure from such third party his relinquishment of his right of entry or possession of the lands upon which said improvements were made, and to advance to the respondent the funds necessary to pay for such improvements and relinquishment, and after so doing, turn the same…