Baker v. Murrey
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered January 21, 1913, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after dismissing the jury, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
On July 20, 1909, the Puget Sound Land Development Company, a corporation, entered into a written contract with M¡. E. Murrey by which that corporation agreed to sell to Mr. Murrey certain real estate for the price of $5,400. The contract provided that the purchase price should be paid in installments. It also provided that time was of the essence of the contract, and in case of the failure of the vendee to make the payments, the vendor, at its election, might terminate the contract, and forfeit all payments made thereon.
At that time, M. E. Murrey was married and living with his wife. Mrs.…
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