Sunrise Land Co. v. Root
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. L. W. Fulkerth, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Plaintiff brought an equitable action to en-
force the specific performance of a contract for the sale of 840 acres of land in Stanislaus County, at one hundred dollars per acre. This contract was made by plaintiff and Messrs. Root & Saunders (co-partners), alleged in the complaint to be defendant’s duly authorized agents for the sale of the land, the written agreement between defendant and the said co-partnership granting the latter full power to contract for the sale of any or all of the land described in the complaint, being made a part of the pleading. Defendant demurred to the complaint;…
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