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
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/
Judgment and order affirmed.
Ross, J.; and McKinstry, J., concurred
Reference
- Full Case Name
- OLIVER SANDERS v. MARY LANSING
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- 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.