Fox v. Courtney
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Jackson Circuit Court. (1) The memorandum calls for ground lying on ■the east side of Grand avenue, and between Missouri avenue and Sixth street. It is not stated in this memorandum that these streets and avenues are in Kansas City, Missouri; but this can bb shown by parol evidence. Scanlon v. Geddes, 112 Mass. 15; Mead v. Parker, 115 Mass. 413'; Bmnett v. Kullak, 76 Cal. 535; Marriner v. Dennison, 78 Cal. 202; Hurley v. Brown, 96 Am.
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Error to Jackson Circuit Court. (1) The memorandum calls for ground lying on ■the east side of Grand avenue, and between Missouri avenue and Sixth street. It is not stated in this memorandum that these streets and avenues are in Kansas City, Missouri; but this can bb shown by parol evidence. Scanlon v. Geddes, 112 Mass. 15; Mead v. Parker, 115 Mass. 413'; Bmnett v. Kullak, 76 Cal. 535; Marriner v. Dennison, 78 Cal. 202; Hurley v. Brown, 96 Am. Dec. 671, and note; Briggs v. Munchon, 56 Mo. 467. (2) There could be no difficulty in ascertaining from the memorandum the location of the property;…
1Opinion of the CourtMacfarlane, J.
The action was for alleged breach of contract in failing to purchase of plaintiff thirty-three feet of ground on the east side of Grand avenue, lying between Missouri avenue and Sixth street, and fronting on Grand avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as agreed under the following contract:
“I agree to purchase of Lansdale Fox and M. H. Fox ground lying between Missouri avenue and Sixth street on the east side of Grand avenue, at four hundred dollars ($400) per front foot, payment to be made as follows: $500 down to bind the sale, one-third in thirty days, and one-third in one and one-third in two…
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