Eastern Oregon Land Co. v. Moody
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. Suit in equity by Z. F. Moody against the Eastern Oregon Eand Company to compel specific performance of a contract for the sale of land, in which defendant filed) a cross-bill for cancellation of the contract. Decree by Circuit Court (180 Fed. 532) for complainant, and defendant appeals. Reversed, with instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
. MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Z. F. Moody, during the . time mentioned in this action resided and hadl an office at The Dalles, in Oregon, where his son, M. A. Moody, was his agent. The defendant has its office in San Francisco, Cal., but was represented by an *9agent. George T. Parr, residing at Moro, in Oregon, and by attorneys Huntington & Wilson, residing at The Dalles, Or.
The contract in question bears date January 2, 1902. By its terms the plaintiff, as party of the first part, agreed to pay for certain lands in Wasco and Sherman counties, Or., $8,457.75, as follows:
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