Beck v. Shepherd Fruit Co., Inc.

For some time prior to the month of October, 1930, plaintiffs were the owners of an orange grove in Riverside County, California. This property they were willing to sell and during the month of September, 1930, the plaintiff, Albert Beck, entered into negotiations for the sale of the grove to William H. Seeley and his wife, Ina M. Seeley. These negotiations culminated in the execution of a contract-in writing between plaintiffs and the Seeleys on October 6, 1930. This instrument recited that plaintiffs, as owners in joint tenancy of the real property, agreed to sell and the Seeleys agreed to…