Miles v. Lampe

The defendant, Lampe, who was the owner of 640 acres of land in Butler county, Kansas, gave to one Shubert, a real estate broker, a contract in writing by virtue of which the broker afterwards executed a contract in Lampe’s name agreeing to convey the land to the plaintiff. Lampe refused to convey the land, and the plaintiff brought this action to compel a specific performance of his contract. The trial court entered a decree in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant, Lampe, has appealed.

The defendant’s contract with the broker was entitled, “Contract for sale of real estáte, made with-,”…