Hennessy v. Bond
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of tbe United States for the; District of Washington. This was an action by John J. Hennessy, William M. Hennessy, John Seaton, Frank W. Flint, and John McChiigan against Hiram Gr. Bond. The court sustained a demurrer to the complaint, and entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNOWLES, District Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced this action against the defendant in the court below upon an agreement in writing wherein it is alleged that plaintiffs in error agreed to convey to said defendant certain mining claims situate in West Kootenai district, province of British Columbia, in what is known as the “Kaslo-Slocan Mining Region,” and that said defendant agreed to pay them therefor the sum of $300,000, — $25,000 at the time of the delivery of the bond for a deed, or the said agreement for a deed, and the balance on or before the 15th day of September, 1892. From the…
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