Wright v. Chilcott
Oregon Supreme Court
From Yamhill: William Galloway, Judge. Statement by Me. Justice McBeide. This is a suit by C. T. Wright against Richard Chilcott and J. E. Anderson to have a trust in certain lands declared in favor of plaintiff.
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From Yamhill: William Galloway, Judge. Statement by Me. Justice McBeide. This is a suit by C. T. Wright against Richard Chilcott and J. E. Anderson to have a trust in certain lands declared in favor of plaintiff. The complaint alleges, in substance, that on or prior to November 30, 1908, plaintiff was the owner of two options or contracts for the purchase of certain lands in Yamhill County and at that time entered into a contract with defendant Chilcott, whereby it was agreed that the latter should furnish the money necessary to complete the purchase of the lands, pursuant to the provisions…
1Opinion of the Court · McBrideJustice McBride
The evidence tends to show that at the time the agreement above recited was entered into plaintiff had a valid *567option or contract of purchase for one tract of the land in question, which for convenience we will call the Stutsman tract, and that he had paid upon the purchase price the sum of $1,000, leaving $6,000 to be paid before he would be entitled to a conveyance, and that ■ he had a verbal option for the purchase of another tract called the Braithwaite tract for the sum of $6,200, upon which nothing had been paid, and which depended for execution solely upon the good faith of the vendor.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Shaeffer v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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