Sladovich v. Glaser
Sladovich v. Glaser
Opinion of the Court
By Division B, composed of Justices O’NIELL, LAND, and BARER.
Plaintiff sued to compel the execution of an alleged contract on the part of defendant to buy certain real estate from him. He alleged that he was “emancipated and married”; from which it may be inferred that he is a minor¡ emancipated by marriage. He annexed to his petition a document purporting to be a contract between defendant and George Sladovich. 1-Ie also claimed $10,000 damages alleged to have been suffered in consequence of defendant’s refusal to carry out the contract. In a supplemental petition, he alleged that the George Sladovich who had signed the contract had acted as his agent. He did not allege, however, that he had given a written power of attorney, or written authority, to sell the property. In this supplemental petition, he claimed the $10,000 damages only in the alternative, that is, in the event the court should not compel performance of the contract.
Defendant filed an exception of no cause or right of action. Thereafter, and before the exception was acted upon, plaintiff filed, without further pleading or explanation, a document dated previous to the contract sued on, and purporting to be a power of attorney from George Sladovich, Jr., to George Slado-vich, Sr., authorizing the latter to sell the property on such terms as he might deem proper. The exception of no cause of action was sustained, and the suit was dismissed. Plaintiff has appealed.
The judgment is affirmed, at appellant’s cost.
Kehearing refused by Division 0, composed of Justices DAWKINS, ST. PAUL, and THOMPSON.
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- (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) 1. Pleading @=312 — Written contract annexed to petition controls allegations of petition. A written contract for the sale of real estate, annexed to a petition for the specific performance thereof, controls the allegations of the petition itself as to the parties to the com tract. 2. Evidence @=459(2) — Parol evidence is in-, admissible to show party signing contract as owner was agent for undisclosed principal. Where a written contract for the sale of land was signed by the vendor as owner,, pa-rol evidence was inadmissible to show that he made the contract as agent for an undisclosed principal. 3. Principal and agent @=138 — Mandate; purchaser can withdraw from executory contract on learning person -signing as owner was agent. A purchaser can withdraw from an execu-tory contract for the purchase of real estate on learning that the other party who signed the contract as owner was in fact the agent for an undisclosed principal, especially where the undisclosed principal was a minor emancipated only by marriage, and not shown to be relieved of the incapacity to make a conventional sale, under Oiv. Code, arts. 379-388. 4. Vendor and purchaser The fact tjiat the purchaser took possession of the property, recorded the contract for purchase, and applied for a loan on the property, before learning that the person signing as owner was agent for an undisclosed principal, doek not estop her from repudiating her contract on-that ground- immediately after learning the facts. 5. Appeal and error &wkey;>l 144 — Plaintiff held not entitled to remand to amend pleadings. Where an exception of no cause of action was sustained to a petition for performance of a contract for the sale of land because it appeared that the party signing the contract as owner was the agent for plaintiff as an undisclosed principal, the- plaintiff had no cause or right of action which he truthfully might allege, so that he is not entitled to remand to permit him to amend his petition.