Craft v. Bent
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Labette District Oowrt. Action brought by G. H. Bent, B. F. WilUams, and FT. H. McOlavn, to compel the specific performance of a contract made by Graft to convey to them a certain tract of land. The case was heard upon demurrer to the petition, at the July Term, 1870, of the district court. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs below. Graft brings the case to this court on error.
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Error from Labette District Oowrt. Action brought by G. H. Bent, B. F. WilUams, and FT. H. McOlavn, to compel the specific performance of a contract made by Graft to convey to them a certain tract of land. The case was heard upon demurrer to the petition, at the July Term, 1870, of the district court. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs below. Graft brings the case to this court on error. The facts are stated in the opinion 1. The petition did not state facts which entitled the plaintiffs below to. a decree. The contract was made concerning lands belonging to the government, and not owned…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
On the first day of June, 1869, plaintiff and defendants entered into a written contract by which plaintiff sold to defendants a certain tract of land in Labette county, and bound himself-to convey the same “by a good and sufficient deed of warranty, on or before the first day of January 1870, or as soon thereafter • as a title can be obtained by the said Craft.from the IT. S. government.” Not complying with his contract,.defendants brought their action in the district court to compel.the execution of a deed. A demurrer was filed to their…
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