Rolfe v. Johnson

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

This is a suit by appellant, F. D. Bolfe, against appellees, Bert Johnson and wife, Lucy Johnson, to require specific performance of an alleged oral contract to convey 160 acres of land in Cross County, Arkansas. This appeal is from a decree denying the relief sought by appellant and dismissing his complaint for want of equity.

Appellees reside in North Little Bock, Arkansas, and the 160-acre farm in Cross County was formerly owned by Lucy Johnson’s father. At the time of the transactions here involved, Lucy Johnson owned an undivided one-half interest in the lands,…