Legal Opinion
Pease v. Brown
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1960No. Civ. 24457PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFord, J.
The defendants appeal from a judgment for specific performance of a contract of sale of land.
Under the contract dated September 14, 1957, the defendants agreed to sell a lot to the plaintiffs for $5,750 in cash. The agreement contained the following handwritten language : “This sale is contingent on construction loan of approximately $11,000 obtained by buyer. Also that 3 homes may be built and contingent on sale of property Escrow # to close November 10, 1957. ” A printed provision was: “Time is of the essence of this agreement.”
An escrow was opened on September 16, 1957. While it was…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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