Legal Opinion
Lawson v. King
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1909No. 8205PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Erater, J., entered April 17, 1909, dismissing an action for specific performance, after a‘trial on the merits before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Action for specific performance of contract for sale of real estate, claimed to arise out of certain letters between the respondents and Vernon G. Patterson. The respondents resided at Hume, Illinois; and Patterson, a relative, was engaged in the real estate business in connection with R. C. Erskine, at Seattle. The first letter, so far as it relates to the matter before us, is as follows: '
“Hume, Ill., Aug. 20, 1906.
“Dear Vernon: ... In regard to the property, Ed slid he had raised the value of his property to five thousand and let you have six months’ time to sell it in. Now Vernon I don’t…
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