Wright v. Barclay

Elizabeth Wright and Roland Pruess commenced this action in the district court for Cass County against Earl Barclay, E. P. Stewart, and Nyle C. Stewart. The purpose of the action is to obtain the specific performance of a provision in a lease which plaintiffs claim gives them an option to purchase certain real property. From a decree in favor of the plaintiffs the defendants have appealed.

For the purpose of this opinion the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the lower court or by their proper names.

While the record discloses considerable conflict in the evidence on immaterial…