McCormick v. Rossi
Citations
- 70 Cal. 474
- 15 P. 35
- 1886 Cal. LEXIS 823
Syllabus
<p>Contract for Sale of Land—Forfeiture—Failure to Pay Purchase Price. — The failure of the vendee under a contract for the sale of land to pay the purchase price within the time stipulated, or to perform other conditions of the contract, is no ground for a decree in equity declaring a forfeiture of his rights. A court of equity will never enforce a penalty or forfeiture.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “a juvenile court acquires jurisdiction with the filing of a complaint against the juvenile”
- \a juvenile court acquires jurisdiction with the filing of a complaint against the juvenile\
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Judges: Belcher
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