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FREEDMAN v. THE RECTOR

Docket No. L.A. 21344.

37 Cal.2d 16 (1951)

230 P.2d 629

B.M. FREEDMAN, Appellant, v. THE RECTOR, WARDENS and VESTRYMEN OF ST. MATTHIAS PARISH OF LOS ANGELES (a Religious Corporation), Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 27, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blase A. Bonpane and L.H. Phillips for Appellant.

Steiner A. Larsen for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

On October 8, 1947, plaintiff signed a deposit agreement with Clarence Urban, a real estate broker, for the purchase of two lots owned by defendant. He paid $2,000 down and agreed to pay the balance of $16,000 into escrow within 30 days. Both parties signed the escrow instructions a few days later. Although the deposit agreement was ambiguous with respect to title requirements, the escrow instructions provided that the property should be free of encumbrances...

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