Chapman v. Hill
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Walla Walla county, Brents, J., entered November 8, 1912, dismissing an action for specific performance, after a trial on the merits to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Action for the specific performance of a contract for the exchange of real estate. The contract was made in this state, on May 81, 1912, and covered lands of appellant situate in Oregon, and lands of respondent situate in Oregon and Washington. The action was resisted on two grounds: (1) misrepresentations as to the maturity of two mortgages upon appellant’s lands, one for $3,600, the other for $1,000; and (2) that the land in this state was the community property of resppndent and his wife, who was a party to neither the contract nor the action. The court below, without making findings,…
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