Fojtik v. Lawson

Elizabeth Fojtik filed a bill against defendant John D. Lawson, administrator of the estate of Patrick H. Nolan, deceased, for the specific performance of a contract alleged to have been made by Nolan in his lifetime to convey to plaintiff a house and lot in Milan, Michigan, together with the contents of the house. The property was appraised in Nolan’s estate at $2,500, the contents at $50. Other property in the estate not involved in this litigation was appraised at $9,000.

The evidence introduced supported the findings of the circuit judge who decreed specific performance. The facts briefly…