Pembrook

Pembrook v. Houston

Good Law
1919 Cal. App. LEXIS 434·41 Cal. App. 54·181 P. 828
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 2, 1919Civ. No. 2897.California1,724 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Sloane, J.

This is an action for damages for alleged fraudulent representations by defendant in negotiating a contract of sale of real estate. General demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and plaintiff refusing to amend, judg- ’ ment was given for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals on the judgment-roll.

Under the contract as pleaded the defendant agreed to sell, and the plaintiff agreed to buy, a tract of land described as the north thirty-two acres of lots 1 and 2 of fractional section 12, township 1 south, range 11 west, S. B. M., for four thousand eight hundred dollars. Five hundred dollars was paid upon execution of the contract, November 29, 1911, and $250 was to be paid on the 1st of October, 1912, and a like sum yearly thereafter until fully paid, with interest at seven per cent, payable semi-annually. The complaint for damages rests upon an allegation—if it is sufficiently pleaded— that the defendant, in negotiating the sale, pointed out and represented as the land to be sold a different tract than that covered by the description. The plaintiff had paid in all $1,051 on the contract price before discovery of the alleged fraud. She elects to affirm the contract, and sues for…

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