Park v. McCoy

On or about January 22, 1921, Turner-Hutchinson & Company, real estate agents in Seattle representing the appellant, and the respondents, negotiated a deal for the sale of certain real estate presumed to belong to the appellant. At that time the agreement was reduced to a writing called an earnest *190money receipt. This instrument provided that the real estate agents were selling on'behalf of the appellant: “2-% acres — a portion of the and the SE14 of the SW14 of section 7, Tp. 26, N. R. 4 E. W. M.,” for a consideration of $5,400, $500 of which was to be paid down in cash, and $1,500 more upon…