Carr v. Howell
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. Walter Bordwell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an action to enforce specific performance of an agreement for the sale of real estate alleged to have been executed to the plaintiff by Lelia Bonner Dwyer in her lifetime. The defendant appeals from the judgment in favor of plaintiff and from an order denying her motion for a new trial.
The first point argued is that the agreement in question is so uncertain, both in the description of the property agreed to be conveyed and in regard to the terms of the mortgage to be given for the unpaid purchase money, that it is not susceptible of specific performance. The agreement is as follows:—
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