Spokane Canal Co. v. Coffman

Citations

• 54 Wash. 645
• 103 P. 1106
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1050

Syllabus

<p>Vendos and Purchases — Contract—Construction — Independent Covenants — Rescission—Forfeiture. An agreement by the vendor, contained in a contract for the sale of land, to furnish water from, its ditches at $1.50 per acre per year, commencing at a time in the future, is an independent covenant, and defaults in payment due on the purchase price entitle the vendor to a rescission, upon the thirty days’ notice stipulated for, without a showing that the water had been furnished; especially where the independent nature of the covenants is shown by the fact that the defaults occurred before the time had arrived to furnish water.</p>