Braden v. Hall

On March 12, 1931, the plaintiff and the defendant addressed a letter, hereinafter, for brev ity, referred to as an escrow agreement, to the United States National Bank of Portland, Oregon, reading as follows:

“This escrow agreement hereby entered into this 12th day of March, 1931, by and between A. E. Braden, party of the first part, and Charles Hall, party of the second part, is in words and figures as follows, to wit:

“The party of the first part herewith places with you 850 shares of the common stock of the Conservation Corporation of America, being

£ ‘ Certificate No. 24 for 50 shares

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