Moorhead v. Edmonds

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment denying specific performance oft a contract for the conveyance of land to them.

Plaintiff A. C. Moorhead was clerk of the district court of Stevens county. Plaintiff W. W. Hayward was cashier of the Hugoton State Bank. Moorhead and Hayward were partners in the real-estate business. J. A. McMichael was a customer of the Hugoton State Bank. Defendant R. M. Crawford was a real-estate agent in Hugoton.

Defendant A. O. Edmonds owned a section of land in Stevens county. On the 4th day of January, 1915, J. A.…