Long v. Wright
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. Judgment for plaintiff. Error to the District Court of Cheyenne County, Hon. Arthur Cornforth, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
Weight brought suit and obtained á decree against Long and McCrumb, defendants, and Simpson, intervenor, for specific performance of a contract between Long and Wright for the conveyance of land.
1. The decisive question was whether Wright’s contract, made with Long himself, the owner, on November 18, 1918, or Simpson’s contract, made November 12, 1918, with McCrumb, Long’s agent, was superior. Simpson, however, did not record his contract till after Wright got his and Wright appears to have been a bona fide purchaser for value with no actual notice of Simpson’s rights. That he had notice when…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Stein v. FrancisNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1919
- Dixon v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
- Corney v. Kline Building & Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
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