Legal Opinion
Brudvig v. Renner
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 1959No. Civ. 18501PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDraper, J.
Decree of specific performance of a contract for sale of real estate directs defendant owner to convey described land to plaintiff buyer. Defendant appeals.
As is the case with so many such disputes, the agreement of sale was drawn by a real estate salesman. It describes the property as:
“2-acres more or less, with New Home, located at 4053 Braneiforte Drive, Santa Cruz, California; legally known as Dr. J. H. Renner property.”
There would be no uncertainty if this description covered all the land owned by defendant at that location (Towle v. Carmelo L. & C. Co., 99 Cal. 397 [33 P. 1126]), or all…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Long Beach Drug Co. v. United Drug Co.California Supreme Court · 1939
- Fleishman v. WoodsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Pascoe v. MorrisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Towle v. Carmelo Land & Coal Co.California Supreme Court · 1893
- Burnett v. KullakCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Eldridge v. BurnsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Davison v. RobbinsUtah Supreme Court · 1973
- Leider v. EvansCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Brooks v. AllardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Thorp v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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