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· 8/27/1886

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>

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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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