Martin v. Pritchard

Plaintiff sued to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s breach of contract to exchange twenty acres of land in Tulare County, together with farming implements and three horses, for plaintiff’s cottage and two flats in Berkeley. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant and the plaintiff appeals therefrom.

The complaint alleges the execution of the contract on August 15, 1917, performance by the plaintiff and tender of deeds to the Berkeley properties, and that the defendant, “without any just reason or excuse,” refused to make the exchange. The complaint further…