Lawson v. King
Decision Date | 17 November 1909 |
Citation | 104 P. 1118,56 Wash. 15 |
Parties | LAWSON v. KING et ux. |
Court | Washington Supreme Court |
Department 1. Appeal from Superior Court, King County; A. W. Frater Judge.
Action by C. E. Lawson against E. G. King and wife. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
S.D Wingate, for appellant.
Graves & Murphy and Charles H. Winders, for respondents.
Action for specific performance of contract for sale of real estate claimed to arise out of certain letters between the respondents and Vernon G. Patterson. The respondents resided at Hume, Ill., and Patterson, a relative, was engaged in the real estate business in connection with R. C. Erskine, at Seattle. The first letter, so far as it relates to the matter before us, is as follows: The appellant contends that, after the receipt of this letter, he entered into a contract for the purchase of the property at $5,000, paying $100 down, and thereupon Patterson wrote respondents as follows: ' Respondent's reply to this letter, leaving out immaterial matter, was as follows: ...
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