Martin v. Vansant
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered February 17, 1917, in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for specific performance, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
This is an action to specifically enforce the payment of the sum of $48,750, the alleged purchase price of six lots in the city of Seattle. On October 24, 1906, Melody Choir leased the property to William M. Meacham for a term of fifty years. The plaintiffs Martin have succeeded to Choir’s rights as lessor, and defendant to the rights of Meacham as lessee. S. Louise Ackerson holds a mortgage upon the property and joins in the action as a party plaintiff. The lease grants to the tenant an option to purchase the demised premises at the expiration of ten years from the date of the lease. The…
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