Nuckles v. Tallman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

P. H. Tallman and his wife, living in Minneapolis, Minn., owned a half section of land in Hamilton county, Kansas. Tallman had some correspondence with Ray Jackson, of Syracuse, in which he signified his willingness to sell it for $1,200, on stated terms. Jackson prepared the papers for a sale to M. E. Nuckles and sent them to Tallman. After some further correspondence Tallman refused to carry out the deal. Nuckles then, on February 19, 1918, brought an action against Tallman for specific performance, alleging that Jackson had been acting as…