Slankard v. Wagnon
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tehama County. John P. Ellison, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Plaintiff sued successfully for damages on account of a breach of a certain contract whereby defendant had promised to indemnify him for a shortage in the acreage of a tract of land in Tehama County sold by Mr. Wagnon to plaintiff and conveyed on defendant’s account to Mr. Slankard by one H. G. Stevenson.
There is little conflict with reference to the facts, which are, substantially, as follows:
Defendant had a contract for the purchase of a tract of 515 acres from Mr. Stevenson. On August 2, 1913, the parties hereto entered into a written agreement for the purchase by plaintiff of a portion of…
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