Sanders v. Lansing

California Supreme Court
Sanders v. Lansing, 70 Cal. 429 (Cal. 1886)
11 P. 702; 1886 Cal. LEXIS 808
Myrick

Sanders v. Lansing

Opinion of the Court

Myrick, J.

The defendant agreed with plaintiff to sell to him a tract of land at a stipulated price per acre, possession to be given on full payment. Plaintiff paid five thousand two hundred dollars, part of the purchase price. Defendant having failed to convey, this acti/ *430was brought to recover the money paid. At the time of making the contract, defendant was not in condition to give title, the title being in other parties, nor has she since acquired the title. The defendant can give neither title nor possession. Under such circumstances, the plaintiff is entitled to recover the money paid.

Judgment and order affirmed.

Ross, J.; and McKinstry, J., concurred

Reference

Full Case Name
OLIVER SANDERS v. MARY LANSING
Cited By
8 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Contract for Sale of Land—Payment of Purchase Price—Failure of Title. — Money paid by the vendee as part of the purchase price under a contract for the sale of land may be recovered if the vendor did not have the title at the time the contract was made, nor acquire it afterwards.