Legal Opinion
Converse v. Fong
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 1984No. A011966PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LOW, P. J.
Mutuality of remedy is not a prerequisite to granting specific performance if there is sufficient assurance of each party’s performance of the agreed obligations. We remand this case to the trial court to determine if equitable considerations should otherwise justify specific performance.
In January 1978, defendant Helen Fong offered to sell the family home to plaintiffs George and Marie Converse. An agreement was reached with conditions to be satisfied. Defendant’s recluse son, who lived in the home, made a rare appearance. He came forward with a $20,000 loan to help his…
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