O'Banion v. Paradiso

Defendants Paradiso appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action to compel specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property and to quiet title thereto.

Facts: On February 23, 1961, defendant Salvador H. Orduno signed a written memorandum offering to sell to plaintiff all of his “rights & title” to certain real property for $2,000, with a 60-day period of acceptance.

Plaintiff immediately accepted the proposal and offered to pay the $2,000 at that time, but Orduno stated he did not need the money then and requested that it be put in escrow together with the money…