Kunzman v. Thorsen

Plaintiffs, vendors on a land sale contract, brought this action for specific performance of the contract against the vendee’s assignees. The trial court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Kunzman v. Thorsen, 83 Or App 392, 732 P2d 49 (1987). We accepted review of this case to consider the circumstances under which the assignees of a vendee’s interest in a land sale contract will be held to have assumed the vendee’s contract obligations.

The Court of Appeals’ summary of the facts reads:

“In 1977, plaintiffs sold property to David McNabb. Later in…