Jacobs v. Teachout

— The plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of $1,000 which was the initial payment upon a contract for the purchase of certain real estate, the complaint alleging that a marketable title had not been tendered. The material allegations of the complaint were denied by the answer, and a cross-complaint was filed in which Ida G. Teachout sought a judgment for the $1,000, which was then in the possession of the other defendant, the Security State Bank of Richland, in escrow.- The trial resulted in a judgment denying the relief sought by the complaint and awarding to Mrs. Teachout a…