Wallowa Lake Amusement Co. v. Hamilton
Oregon Supreme Court
From "Wallowa: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Bane. Statement by Mr. Justice Ramsey. This is a suit by the Wallowa Lake Amusement Company, a private corporation, against Joseph L. Hamilton for specific performance of a contract. The court below rendered a decree in favor of the plaintiff for the relief prayed for by it, and also a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of the defendant on a counterclaim.
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From "Wallowa: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Bane. Statement by Mr. Justice Ramsey. This is a suit by the Wallowa Lake Amusement Company, a private corporation, against Joseph L. Hamilton for specific performance of a contract. The court below rendered a decree in favor of the plaintiff for the relief prayed for by it, and also a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of the defendant on a counterclaim. The defendant appeals from that part of said decree rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff did not appeal. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsey
This is a suit in equity to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract. The pleadings are too lengthy to be set out. No questions are raised as to their sufficiency. The plaintiff on May 6, 1911, purchased from the defendant about 138 acres of unimproved land, lying on the south side of Wallowa Lake in Wallowa County. This land is described in the second amended complaint, which will be referred to infra, as “the complaint.” The plaintiff was to *435pay $8,320, or approximately $60 per acre, for this land. The plaintiff paid $1,000 in cash, and on the 6th day of May, 1911,…
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