Blakely v. Sumner
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered May 2é, 1910, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action of ejectment.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellants brought the action, asserting ownership of an undivided three-fifths interest in the land in controversy, and that they were entitled to the possession thereof, which possession was adversely claimed by respondents without right or title. Respondents answered, asserting their right to possession under an oral contract of sale, and prayed for a specific performance. Upon the issues thus framed, trial was had, and judgment entered as prayed for by respondents, from which this appeal is taken.
It is not denied that, in June, 1906, the parties entered into, negotiations relative to the…
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