Crawford v. Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, Wright, J., entered April 4, 1923, upon findings in favor of an intervener upon a cross-complaint for the value of betterments, in an action to foreclose a mortgage, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMckintosh, J.
The appellants had an instrument which, on its face, purported to he a deed executed by the defendant. This court, in Smith v. Crawford, 119 Wash. 580, 205 Pac. 1050, in litigation involving the instrument, held that it constituted a mortgage, and this action was begun for the purpose of foreclosing the same.
Soon after the execution of the instrument, the appellants, acting upon the theory that legal title was conveyed to them, entered into a real estate contract with the respondent whereby the latter agreed to purchase the property for $3,500, making a down payment and agreeing to make…
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