H. S. & D. Investment Co. v. McCool

This is an action to recover damages for the breach of an alleged executory contract to accept a lease. The plaintiff corporation is the owner of the Medical-Dental building, located in the city of Portland, which is rented exclusively to physicians, surgeons, and dentists. The defendant is a physician and surgeon specializing in the treatment of the eye. On the 14th day of February, 1929, during the course of construction of this building, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into a written agreement whereby the plaintiff agreed to lease to the defendant 945 square feet of floor space on…