Foss Investment Co. v. Ater
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the supei’ior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered August 1, 1907, upon findings in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to enforce the specific performance of a contract to sell real estate.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by the Foss Investment Company, a corporation, against Emma J. Ater, to enforce specific performance of a contract by which, it is alleged, the defendant agreed to sell certain real estate to the plaintiff. O. E. Darling, by complaint in intervention, also sought to enforce the specific performance of a separate and distinct contract by which, he alleged, the defendant covenanted to sell the same real estate to him. The defendant denied the making of either contract. Pending the action, the real estate was by agreement sold, all the parties stipulating that its proceeds should be…
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