Brown v. San Francisco Savings Union
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Henry C. Campbell, and Donald Y. Campbell, for Appellant. A proposition in writing to sell land at a certain price, within a given time, is a continuing offer, which may be retracted at any time before acceptance, in the absence of consideration for the offer.
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The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Henry C. Campbell, and Donald Y. Campbell, for Appellant. A proposition in writing to sell land at a certain price, within a given time, is a continuing offer, which may be retracted at any time before acceptance, in the absence of consideration for the offer. (Wristen v. Bowles, 82 Cal. 84; Connor v. Rennecker, 25 S. C. 514; Boston and Maine R. R. Co. v. Bartlett, 3 Cush. 224; Burnet v. Biscoe, 4 Johns. 235; Tucker v. Woods, 12 Johns. 189; Weaver v. Burr, 31 W. Va. 736; Ide v. Leiser, 10 Mont. 5;1 Coleman v. Applegarth, 68 Md. 21;2 Gordon v.…
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
Plaintiff prosecuted this action to obtain damages from defendant for its alleged, breach of an option to sell land. Judgment passed for plaintiff, and from that judgment and from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial defendant appealed. The following facts disclose the transaction between the parties: Defendant was the owner of certain land in Glenn County, known as the “ Graves place.” Upon March 27, 1896, plaintiff wrote to defendant, stating that a good many people were in the neighborhood, looking for land, and asking the price and terms upon which defendant would sell the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ide v. LeiserMontana Supreme Court · 1890
- Weaver v. BurrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- Coleman v. ApplegarthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Litz v. GooslingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
- Wristen v. BowlesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
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