Ehrhart v. Mahony

On September 27, 1910, the plaintiffs entered into a written contract with all of the defendants except Clifton, whereby plaintiffs agreed to sell, and said defendants agreed to buy, three mining claims in Calaveras County for the sum of three thousand dollars, of which fifty dollars was paid on the execution of the writing, and the balance was payable in installments. The vendees agreed to do all assessment work.

The complaint set up the contract, alleged an assignment by the vendees to Clifton, alleged, further, nonpayment of any part of the purchase price except the fifty dollars, the…