Alfafara v. Fross

26 Cal.2d 358 (1945)

CELESTINO ALFAFARA, Respondent,

v.

BERNICE FROSS, Appellant.

S. F. No. 17108.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 22, 1945.

Winston Churchill Black for Appellant.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Sigvald Nielson and Charles F. Prael for Respondent.

SHENK, J.

The plaintiff, a native Filipino, sought specific performance of a contract of sale of real property in which he was named as the purchaser and the defendant as the seller. After a hearing on stipulated facts, the trial court entered a decree in favor of the plaintiff. Defendant appealed. The question for decision is whether,…