McWilliams v. Lawless
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. cited:' Brown on Statute of Frauds, § 370. Colman v. Carrigues, 18 Barb., 66. Underwood v. Hitohoox, 1 Ves., Sen., 279. 1 Greenl. on Ev., § 268. MoHon v. Dean, 13 Metcalf, 386. Wright v. Weeks, 25 N. Y., 153. Poland, v: O’Conner, 1 Neb., supra. 2 Parsons on Contracts, 552. Smith v. Finch, 8 Wis., 245. Horn v. Duddington, 32 Wis., 75. Pomeroy on Specific Performance, § 165, et seq.,page 223. cited: Sugden on Vendors, 193,…
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Appeal from Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. cited:' Brown on Statute of Frauds, § 370. Colman v. Carrigues, 18 Barb., 66. Underwood v. Hitohoox, 1 Ves., Sen., 279. 1 Greenl. on Ev., § 268. MoHon v. Dean, 13 Metcalf, 386. Wright v. Weeks, 25 N. Y., 153. Poland, v: O’Conner, 1 Neb., supra. 2 Parsons on Contracts, 552. Smith v. Finch, 8 Wis., 245. Horn v. Duddington, 32 Wis., 75. Pomeroy on Specific Performance, § 165, et seq.,page 223. cited: Sugden on Vendors, 193, 200, 201, 203, 205. Barry v. Coombe, 1 Pet.. 640. Bryant v. Boose, 55 Ga., 438. Hurley v. Brown, 98 Mass., 545. Hull v.…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought - by the plaintiff against the defendants to recover the possession of the east half of the south-west quarter of sec. 29, town 9, range 9 east, in Otoe county. On the trial of the cause a jury ivas waived and the cause tried to the court, which found in favor of the defendants and dismissed the action.
It appears from the record that on the 12th day of May, 1880, the defendant Lawless, by an agent, made a proposition to the B. & M. R. R. Co. to purchase said land as follows:
“ Application to buy land in Nebraska of the Burlington and Missouri River…
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