Crawford v. Hopper

This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiffs in an action for rescission of a contract for the purchase of real property, and for money had and received.

It appears from the record herein that on November 21, 1941, appellant Hopper, as sales agent for the corporate appellants, issued a receipt to respondents for the sum of $500, being a deposit on the total purchase price of $6,000 for Parcel 126 on Linda Flora Drive of Bel-Air, in the city of Los Angeles. The balance of $5,500 was paid by respondents on November 24, 1941.

The instrument of November 21st was…