Brinkman v. Peel

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

In March, 1951, William H. Brinkman and his wife, as joint tenants, purchased a farm in Delaware county, Oklahoma, for $45,000, and thereafter spent appreciable sums rehabilitating and improving it. Within less than six months the place was listed with eight or ten realtors for sale at $65,000. Possession was surrendered to P. S. Cochran about the first of November. Cochran purchased through Clifford Black, a Rogers realtor. The Cochran contract was closed during the afternoon-of October 15th and the price paid and to be paid was $60,000. A check for $5,000 was…