Vrba Ex Rel. Vrba v. Mason City Production Credit Ass'n

A 14-year-old -boy by his mother as next friend brought this equity suit for specific performance of an alleged oral contract to convey a 200-aere farm to someone designated by plaintiff or in lieu thereof for money damages. Following trial plaintiff was denied relief and title to the farm was quieted in defendant Mason City Production Credit Association. (For convenience we disregard the fact three officers of the corporation are also defendants.) The trial court held proof of the claimed contract was insufficient and any evidence thereof was within the statute of frauds (section 622.32,…