Washington § 4.08.100 - Action to recover purchase money on land — Final judgment.

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§ 4.08.100. Action to recover purchase money on land — Final judgment.

In any action brought for the recovery of the purchase money against any person holding a contract for the purchase of lands, the party bound to perform the contract, if not the plaintiff, may be made a party, and the court in a final judgment may order the interest of purchaser to be sold or transferred to the plaintiff upon such terms as may be just, and may also order a specific performance of the contract in favor of the complainant, or the purchaser, in case a sale be ordered.
[Code 1881 s 19; 1877 p 6 s 19; 1854 p 219 s 490; RRS s 195.]

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