McCowen

Sage Land & Improvement Co. v. McCowen

Good Law
1916 Cal. App. LEXIS 70·30 Cal. App. 126·157 P. 244
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 11, 1916Civ. No. 1483.California3,406 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Burnett, J.

On September 2, 1911, appellant and Louis A. Moody, Fannie T. McCowen, and Hale McCowen, her husband, entered into a written agreement for the sale and purchase of several tracts of land, comprising 1404 acres, appellant agreeing to pay the sum of $25 per acre; “for all of the above described land, the sum of $5,000.00 gold coin upon the execution and delivery of this contract, and the balance of $-upon the approval and acceptance of a clear and unencumbered title to the above described property and the whole thereof.

“And the said parties of the first part (respondents) agree to furnish to said party of the second part, within ten days from date hereof, complete abstracts of title to said lands and premises above described, and the said party of the second part shall have thirty days after the receipt of said abstract in which to examine the same and report defects, and should any defects be found in the title to said land, or any part thereof, parties of the first part will clear such defects within a reasonable time not exceeding six months, and this contract shall remain in full force and effect.

“It is further understood and agreed that should parties of the first part…

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