Walbergh v. Moudy

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment in favor of defendant in an action for specific performance, or, in the alternative, for damages for breach, of a contract to construct improvements on plaintiff’s realty.

On December 18, 1946, James H. Francis, as lessor, and Willard F. Jones and Agnes E. Jones, as lessees, executed a lease of improved realty in Tecopa, Inyo County, California, known as “Tecopa Auto Court.” On May 1, 1950, with lessor’s consent the lessees assigned the lease to defendant Jessie E. Moudy and she took possession of the property on that date. Francis died on March…