Sheldmyer v. Bias

Bedwell, J. —

The appellant, as plaintiff, instituted an action in the court below against the appellees, as defendants. By the first paragraph of his complaint he sought a decree for a specific performance of an alleged contract for the conveyance of real estate, and by the second paragraph he sought to recover damages in an amount equal to the value of the real estate because of the alleged failure of Maud Sheldmyer, deceased, and her heirs at law, to execute to him a deed for the real estate in question. The complaint alleged that the contract for the conveyance of the real estate was made…