EVARTS v. JOHNSTON

Docket No. L.A. 20591.

34 Cal.2d 6 (1949)

206 P.2d 633

E.F. EVARTS et al., Appellants, v. SAMUEL W. JOHNSTON et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

June 3, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.F. Evarts, in pro. per., for Appellants.

Clarence B. Smith and H.L. Welch for Respondents.


EDMONDS, J.

E.F. Evarts and his wife agreed to purchase a ranch owned by Samuel W. and Sarah Johnston. The Johnstons canceled an escrow agreement made by the parties for the purpose of closing the transaction, and were then sued for specific performance of the contract. The appeal of the Evarts from an adverse judgment presents for decision only the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the findings.

[1a] The sale price of the...

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