Richardson v. Harkness

Citations

• 59 Wash. 474
• 110 P. 9
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1226

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Dismissal—Briefs. A motion to dismiss an appeal submitted on briefs which makes no showing of the facts or record relied on to support the same will not be considered on appeal.</p> <p>Executors and Administrators' — Contracts of Decedent — Specific Performance. An option to purchase land contained in a lease, the lessee being the owner of premises thereon may be specifically enforced, in probate, after death of the lessor, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1610, providing for the specific performance .of contracts by decedents.</p> <p>Vendor and Purchaser — Options—Consideration. An option in favor of a lessee to purchase the land at any time during the life of the lease is supported by a sufficient consideration.</p> <p>Specific Performance — Options—Price—Arbitration — Determination of Value. Specific performance may be decreed of an option to purchase land at a reasonable price, although it provides for an appraisement by two arbitrators, and if they cannot agree, by a third selected by them; and where the arbitrators are unable to agree upon the value or to select a third arbitrator, the value may be fixed by the court.</p>