Farrell v. the Federal Land Bank of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an action on a contract wherein the plaintiff seeks to
compel the defendant Federal Land Bank to convey certain real
estate therein described and pay damages for other land, also
included in the description, which plaintiff alleges cannot be
delivered in conformity with that agreement. The appeal is from a
ruling sustaining the defendant's demurrer to the petition. Upon commencement of the action by the filing of the petition
the defendant moved to make that pleading more definite and
certain by stating (1) on what date the plaintiff went into
possession of the premises involved; (2) whether (a) the
alleged shortage in acreage existed at the time of the execution
of the contract, which was made a part of the petition, and (b)
if such shortage occurred since the execution of that agreement,
by stating how, in what manner or by what agency, event or cause
such shortage occurred; and (3) more definitely the shortage in
acreage relied upon for recovery of damages.