Renard v. Allen

The purchaser-defendant defaulted in making the payments due under a land sale contract. The plaintiff-vendor obtained relief in the nature of strict foreclosure. Plaintiff appeals upon the ground that he was entitled to a decree requiring the defendant to specifically perform the contract.

The land sale contract was on the printed form commonly used in this state. The contract contained the usual provision that upon default the vendor, at his option, could declare the whole unpaid principal balance due. The plaintiff alleged the purchaser’s failure to make his instalment payments and his…