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- Title: Miller V. Mccamish
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 21, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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In 1963, the McCamishes and the Millers entered into discussions concerning the future operation of the McCamish farm. Harold McCamish, a lifetime farmer then experiencing failing health, was interested in finding a competent person to work his farm. Richard Miller, who was then employed in Spokane, agreed to take the job, commencing in February of 1964. It is apparent from the facts surrounding the parties' negotiations that McCamish was anxious to sell his farm. The parties did not put their agreement in writing; however, from evidence presented, the trial court found that the parties had entered an agreement whereby: (1) Miller would move onto the McCamish farm and reside thereon rent free; (2) Miller would be employed to work the farm for an annual salary of $6,000, but one-half ($3,000) would be retained by McCamish and applied to the purchase price of the farm should Miller choose to buy at the end of 3 years; (3) Should Miller choose not to purchase the farm, he would receive one-half of the annual retained salary ($1,500); (4) Additionally, in the event that Miller purchased the McCamish farm, he would receive, as credit toward the purchase price, one-third of the farm's increased value over $40,000, less capital investments; and (5) Should the parties be unable