Bourdieu v. Baker

The plaintiff brought this action to quiet title to approximately 820 acres of land in Fresno County. The defendants set up a claim to the land under an option to purchase the same, which reads as follows:

‘ ‘ Coalinga, California,

“October first, A. D. 1928.

“Received of Hans R. Sumpf the sum of ten dollars, as part payment for the following described real property situate County of Fresno, State of California (description). The entire price to be paid for said above described real property is $25,000.—(twenty-five thousand dollars), and to be paid as follows:

“$3000.—on or before thirty days…