Jeffreys v. Weekly
Oregon Supreme Court
From Coos: John S. Coke, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. Tbis is a suit in equity by John S. Jeffreys against I. T. Weekly and Q. Y. Weekly for tbe rescission of an executory contract for tbe purchase by plaintiff of a ranch in Coos County, Oregon. ' The Circuit Court found in favor of the defendants, and rendered a decree accordingly. Plaintiff appeals.
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From Coos: John S. Coke, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. Tbis is a suit in equity by John S. Jeffreys against I. T. Weekly and Q. Y. Weekly for tbe rescission of an executory contract for tbe purchase by plaintiff of a ranch in Coos County, Oregon. ' The Circuit Court found in favor of the defendants, and rendered a decree accordingly. Plaintiff appeals. The purchase price was $10,500. Plaintiff paid $3,500 at the time of the execution of the contract on January 8,1914, and went into possession of the farm in February of that year. The gist of the plaintiff’s complaint is…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
It appears from the evidence that a short time before the making of the contract plaintiff was introduced to defendant I. T. Weekly, and among the first questions which he asked in making the negotiations for the purchase of the farm was how many acres of bottom land there were. The only dispute in regard to the answer given by Weekly is whether or not he said there were 60 acres, 2 of which were maple grove and 58 susceptible of plowing, or whether he said there were “about” that many. The estimate of the value *144of the bottom land, which appears to be the most valuable part of the farm,…
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