Bradford v. Haas
Citations
- 111 La. 147
- 35 So. 493
- 1903 La. LEXIS 511
Syllabus
<p>VENDOR AND PURCHASER—OPTION CONTRACT —DEPOSIT—RETURN.</p> <p>1. Where a deposit is to be made for an option on the purchase of a large body of lands, of which the titles are to be examined, the deposit to be forfeited in case the purchaser does not consummate the purchase, and the deposit is actually made, and a receipt for the money is signed, but the parties do not agree upon the length of time to be allowed to the purchaser for the examination of the titles, and a heated discussion follows, in the course of which the vendor announces that the deal is off, and both parties grab for the receipt, the vendor securing that part of the receipt on which is his signature, and the parties separate, the vendor keeping both the receipt and the money, held, there has been no contract, and the deposit must be returned.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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