Brown v. North Ventura Road Development Co.

We set forth the history of the relations between the parties, and their contentions in this court, so far as we can ascertain them from the quite sketchy briefs on file and from our own examination of the record:

Defendant, Grace Baptist Church of Oxnard, desired to erect a new church. It located a plot of land suitable for that purpose, but which in area greatly exceeded the needs of the church. Although quite willing to sell the entire plot, the owners were unwilling to sell only a portion thereof. Not having the immediate financial means to purchase the whole plot, the church sought the…