County of San Diego v. Miller

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

Defendant John M. Miller appeals from a judgment entered, after a nonjury trial, denying his claim to status as holder of an option to purchase real property, to share in proceeds flowing from a pretrial settlement of the condemnation action brought by the County of San Diego against the landowners, Charles and Winifred Provence.

Facts

The Provences were the owners of 22 acres of land in Chula Vista, California. On December 30, 1971, Miller obtained a written option to purchase the 22 acres from the Provences for a purchase price of $225,000 or in the alternative $200,000…