McNichols v. Nelson Valley Building Co.

Plaintiff and appellant, in a second amended complaint, alleges that on February 21, 1948, he orally agreed to engage defendant and respondent Daniel Nelson, as a building contractor to erect dwellings upon certain real property owned by plaintiff; that he accepted and rendered specific charges for labor performed by him, which charges were paid in full; that on February 23, 1949, plaintiff opened an escrow in Los Angeles and obligated himself to purchase a motel from the owner and agreed, as part of the consideration, to convey 10 lots in Fresno, being part of the property above mentioned;…