Laughlin v. Findlay

Plaintiff seeks specific performance of a contract to' convey real estate. He appeals from the judgment dismissing his petition.

On May 25, 1907, the Potter Realty Company, a corporation, sold to Wm. E. Hicks, by an unrecorded contract, a lot in Marlborough Heights Addition to Kansas City, Missouri. The contract provided for payments of $3.75 per week, with interest at six per cent on deferred payments, and provided for a conveyance to Hicks on full payment of the purchase price.

On September 3, 1912, Hicks executed a note for $500 to O. J. Hill. Having made payments on the lot amounting to…