Douglas v. Vorpahl
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Brown county: HeNby Gbaass, Circuit Judge. Tbe appeal is from an order overruling a general demurrer to tbe complaint.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Brown county: HeNby Gbaass, Circuit Judge. Tbe appeal is from an order overruling a general demurrer to tbe complaint. Tbe action is brought by tbe vendor to obtain specific performance of a contract for tbe sale of land, and tbe complaint sets forth tbe making by tbe parties of an agreement evidenced by tbe following written memorandum or contract: “Green Bay, Wisconsin, July 21, 1916, received of Charles Vorpahl $15, as part payment of (2,400) twenty-four hundred dollars, when warranty deed and abstract is given to lots number one and two, in…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNSLOW, C. J.
Under the decisions of this court tbe memorandum was clearly sufficient to satisfy tbe terms of sec. 2304, Stats. It was in writing, was subscribed by the vendor’s authorized agent, expressed tbe consideration, described tbe property, and was sufficiently definite in its terms so that it can be readily gathered therefrom that it was tbe intention of tbe plaintiff to convey and of tbe defendant to purchase. No time of payment was specified, but this simply means that tbe payment is to be cash on tbe delivery of tbe deed and abstract showing good title, a reasonable time be*246ing allowed for…
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