Hing Bo Gum v. Mataichi Nakamura

Plaintiff filed in the court below a complaint against the defendants for specific performance, or in the alternative for damages. His claim is predicated upon a written agreement, more commonly known as a deposit, receipt, offer and acceptance (hereinafter DROA).

In their answer to the complaint, defendants Mataichi Nakamura and Oteru Nakamura Ikeda (hereinafter defendants-sellers) 1 admitted that they and the plaintiff had entered into the DROA. They further admitted that they were the owners of land described in the complaint and in the DROA. The DROA evidences the payment of $500.00 by…