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· 12/18/1909

Reese v. Westfield

Citations

  • 56 Wash. 415
  • 28 L.R.A.N.S. 956
  • 105 P. 837
  • 1909 Wash. LEXIS 914

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and Purchaser —• Contract — Forfeiture — Dependent Agreements. Where land was. sold under a time contract for payment by installments, time being of the essence, and by the contract the vendor agreed to give an abstract, continued to date of delivery of the deed, and all the intermediate installments were paid, the vendor cannot declare a forfeiture for failure to pay the last installment when due, unless he has put the vendee in default by tendering the abstract and deed; since the acts agreed upon are concurrent, and the agreements mutual and dependent as regards the final payment.</p>

Judges: Chadwick

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