Soehnlein v. Pumphrey

In a suit for specific performance and accounting, George Carl Soehnlein and wife, complainants, allege (1) that Everett E. Pumphrey, defendant, orally agreed on April 13, 1937, to sell them certain real estate in Prince George’s County for $2,750, to be paid in instalments of $30 per month; (2) that in reliance thereon they took possession of the property and made substantial improvements, having painted the house twice, extended the excavation thereunder, weatherstripped and screened the house, fenced the property, erected a garage and chicken houses, constructed a driveway, and planted…