Freeman v. Elder

Plaintiff Samuel Freeman and defendants Clyda Elder, Edith Elder, Eugene E. Elder, and Betty Jane Elder entered into a written contract whereby plaintiff agreed to buy and defendants agreed to sell a described quarter section of land in Thayer County, Nebraska, free and clear of all encumbrances except a described mortgage. Plaintiff brought this action against defendants seeking specific performance of the contract with abatement of the purchase price because, upon conveyance of the land to defendants, their grantor, the Federal Land. Bank, had reserved to itself “one half of minerals, oil…