Douglas v. Hanbury
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Main, J., entered April 13, 1909, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to quiet title, after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
On the 5th day of May, 1906, the plaintiff James E.-Douglas, on behalf of himself and wife, entered into a contract with the defendant William E. Krause for the sale of the real property now in controversy, for the consideration of $760, to be paid as follows: $60 on execution of the contract, and $10 on or before the 5th day of each and every month thereafter, until the full payment of the purchase price, with interest on the deferred payments at the rate of eight per cent per annum. The contract contained this further provision:
“Time is the essence of the contract, and in case of failure of…
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