Alvarez v. Alvarez

MOISE, Justice.

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants in two counts. In the first count plaintiff sought specific performance of an alleged parol agreement of the defendants to convey to plaintiff a one-half interest in certain lands patented in the name of the defendants ; and in the second count plaintiff, as an alternative, sought a money judgment for amounts allegedly expended in and on the land referred to in the first count.

After trial the court found the issues in favor of plaintiff, and held that the parol agreement had been fully performed by the plaintiff and enforcement was not…