Herminghausen v. Pierce

This action was instituted in the district court of Pottawatomie county by R. H. Pierce, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against O. C. Herminghausen, hereinafter referred to as defendant, wherein plaintiff sought to recover damages for failure to execute a certain conveyance of mineral interests in lands owned by defendant, pursuant to a contract for sale thereof. A jury verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.

Defendant owned 40 acres of land in Pottawatomie county subject to an oil and gas lease thereon. He was an attorney by profession and a resident of…