656.6  Scope of chapter.
  This chapter shall be operative in all cases where the intention of the parties, as gathered from the contract and surrounding circumstances, is to sell or to agree to sell an interest in real estate, any contract or agreement of the parties to the contrary notwithstanding.
[C97, §4301; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12394; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.6]