Willenbrock v. Latulippe

The plaintiff, Willenbrock, assignee of Fred Leonard, seeks a decree of specific performance against the defendant, Latulippe, requiring him to execute a conveyance of land situated in Pierce county, in pursuance of an option embodied in a lease of the land by him to Leonard. A trial upon the merits in the superior court for Pierce county resulted in the *169awarding of a decree in favor of Willenbroek as prayed for, from which Latulippe has appealed to this court.

On January 25, 1918, Latulippe, the owner of the land in question, executed and delivered a written lease therefor to Leonard for the…