Lewis v. James

SCHOTTKY, J.u

In 1949 plaintiff Dan W. Lewis, who had been a truck gardener in Tehama County for many years, and his wife, Helen, were occupying a tract of land as lessees under a lease with an option to purchase.

On August 2, 1950, plaintiffs and defendants entered into a written memorandum of agreement whereby plaintiffs, sellers, agreed to exercise their option under the Dyer lease, and defendants, buyers, agreed to pay the purchase price of $30,000 and take title thereto, paying plaintiffs the sum of $4,000 in addition to the purchase price. It was also agreed that defendants as buyers were…