Haynes v. Brown

— The appellant brought this action against the appellees to compel the specific performance of an alleged oral contract for the sale of all the capital stock of the B. & R. Realty Corporation, and three city lots in the city of Evansville. At the close of appellant’s case the trial court made a general finding in favor of the appellees, who offered no evidence.

The corporation owned lots one to five in a certain block, and the appellee, Alvin R. Brown, owned or controlled all the stock. He also had title to lots six, seven and eight in the same block, so that in practical effect the contract…