Watts v. Mohr

This is an appeal by defendant Anna Mohr from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs decreeing specific performance of an escrow agreement.

On October 5, 1945, respondents deposited with one Harry E. Clem, a real estate broker, $250 as an initial payment and agreed to purchase certain realty owned by appellant for the sum of $7,500; payable $1,250 in cash and the balance by deed of trust and note for $6,000. Thereafter certain events occurred which are hereinafter recited' in chronological order:

1945

Oct. 8: Written escrow instructions, containing a limitation of time of 30 days, were executed…