Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Freeland
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1958No. 6205PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGHEE, Justice.
On May 19, 1954, appellant made a written contract with appellee to sell his equity in a farm which was conditioned upon completion of appellee’s May 14 contract of sale and exchange of his farm plus $40,000 to one Haskel Markham. The sale to Markham was never completed, and the defendant did not go through with his purchase from the plaintiff. The plaintiff brought action on the contract’s liquidated damages clause.
Plaintiff’s agent to sell the property is an intervenor in this action for his commission.
The court found that the contract between defendant and Markham was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wood v. BartolinoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
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