Chadbourne v. Stockton Savings & Loan Society
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and from an order denying a new trial. The action was brought by Joshua Chadbourne and H. Arendt, claiming as grantees of A. C. Vanderwort, the holder of a sheriff’s deed of the interest of William Hart in the premises described in the contract of sale, which is set out in the opinion, to enforce the contract against the Stockton Savings and Loan Society.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and from an order denying a new trial. The action was brought by Joshua Chadbourne and H. Arendt, claiming as grantees of A. C. Vanderwort, the holder of a sheriff’s deed of the interest of William Hart in the premises described in the contract of sale, which is set out in the opinion, to enforce the contract against the Stockton Savings and Loan Society. The contract was appended to a lease of the premises made to Charles Hart and Henry Hart, for the term of two years from August 16, 1887, for a yearly rental of $894,…
1Opinion of the Court
Fitzgerald, C.
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of San Joaquin County, and from an order refusing a new trial.
This is an action to compel the specific performance of an alleged contract in writing, for the conveyance of land. The so-called contract, which is annexed to the complaint as an exhibit, is made a part thereof, and is in the words and figures following, to wit:—
“ The Stockton Savings and Loan Society, a corporation, does hereby offer to sell to William Hart, or his assigns, all that certain piece or parcel of land situate and being in the county of San Joaquin, state of…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Reyburn v. YoungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Chadbourne v. Stockton Sav. & Loan SocietyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894