Henrickson v. Hillsboro Garden Tracts
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Harris. On March 9, 1912, Martha Henrickson agreed to purchase from the defendant, a corporation, five acres described as tract 3, in block 8, of Hillsboro Garden Tracts for the price of $1,375, payable in installments. The plaintiff paid $343.75, took possession of the land, and made permanent improvements.
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From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Harris. On March 9, 1912, Martha Henrickson agreed to purchase from the defendant, a corporation, five acres described as tract 3, in block 8, of Hillsboro Garden Tracts for the price of $1,375, payable in installments. The plaintiff paid $343.75, took possession of the land, and made permanent improvements. On October 16, 1913, she tendered her contract to the defendant, and offered to surrender all her interest in the land and improvements, but the defendant refused to rescind, and then the plaintiff commenced this suit. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harris
1. The only evidence relating to the allegation of promised employment is found in the testimony of plaintiff, who said, when referring to the improvement of Division Street, that:
“I was told that they were going to commence it in the fall, and that everybody out there was going to get work on the road. ”
The allegation that the defendant represented to Martha Henrickson that improved streets and roads would immediately be provided is not referred to by the testimony of any witness except the plaintiff, who said:
“He showed me also the road [Division Street] where the company was going to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Marshall v. Hillsboro Garden TractsOregon Supreme Court · 1915