Watson v. Woodley
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action for specific performance. Nonsuit and judgment for defendants. On Petition for Rehearing. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Greeley W. Whitford, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Allen
This is a suit in which the principal relief sought is the specific performance of an alleged contract to sell and convey land. On motion of defendants, a nonsuit was granted against plaintiffs, and judgment was thereafter rendered for defendants. The plaintiffs bring the cause here for review.
Error is assigned to the granting of the nonsuit. The ultimate question of fact involved, so far as the motion is concerned, is whether the defendant F. P. Woodley, who is sued as the vendor under the alleged contract, ratified the contract upon which this suit is predicated.
The contract in question…
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