Pauley v. Hadlock

Appellant, Pauley, instituted this action to compel appellee, Hadlock, to specifically perform an optional contract of sale of forty acres of land situate near Mesa, Maricopa county, Arizona. On August 27, 1917, appellee entered into a written lease of the land to appellant for one year, dating from *342October 1st, for a rental consideration of $800, payable in monthly payments of $66.65, and agreed therein that appellant might purchase the premises on or before October 1, 1918, for $8,500. Appellant took possession, paid the agreed rent, and on October 1, 1918, tendered the appellee $8,500 and…