Dunn v. Winans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MARSHALL, J.:

The plaintiff, O. J. Dunn, brought this action to compel specific performance of an oral agreement for the conveyance of real property. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants on a demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition.

*81The petition alleges, “That on or about the 29th day of March, 1918, defendants entered into an agreement with plaintiff whereby they agreed to sell and did sell to said plaintiff the real estate hereinbefore described, and agreed to convey said property to said plaintiff, by deed of General Warranty,” for a certain…