Bradley v. Howell

On Motion for Rehearing.

The two outstanding reasons that furnish insurmountable barriers to any re- • covery 'by Howell, as discussed in our original opinion, are:(1) That there never was a contract between Howell and the persons who are joint owners, with R. J. Bradley, in the Gahagen Survey lands. Being under no contractual duty to give Howell a lease on these lands, any one of them could forbid and prevent the delivery of the lease, before it was actually delivered and the proposed purchase price paid. This, some of them did. Their reasons for so doing may not be inquired into or…