Rea v. Pierson

This is an action at law prosecuted by Mary Waller Rea and B. M. Rea, plaintiffs and appellees, and Mary L. Short, intervener and appellee, against Fred Pierson and P. F. *175May, defendants and appellants, to recover the sum of $32,000 and interest upon a contract in writing, entered into between the plaintiffs and defendants, which provided briefly as follows: (1) The defendants agree “to sell and convey to” plaintiffs “the following described property, to-wit” (description of Nebraska land and incumbrances thereon), “the said above described property to be valued at $20 per acre.” (2) The…