Smith v. Holmwood

VAN DYKE, J.*

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs granting specific performance of a contract to buy and sell real property situated in Placer County in the Lake Tahoe area. We have concluded that as contended by appellant no contract was made between the parties for the sale of the subject property and that the judgment appealed from must be reversed.

Holmwood, the defendant and appellant, owned 800 acres of land in the region of Lake Tahoe. He dealt with a real estate broker, one White, who in turn dealt with plaintiffs and respondents concerning the sale and…