Lilygren v. Rogers

The appellants Rogers, contract purchasers of land, defended a lawsuit to recover delinquent pay ments brought by the sellers Lilygren, claiming they were fraudulently induced to buy certain erosion plagued ocean front property located in Pacific County, Washington. They also attacked the adequacy of the legal description, contending the contract violated the statute of frauds. Judgment was entered in the Superior Court for King County upholding the contract and dismissing the defense of fraud in the inducement. The purchasers appealed.

Thereafter, the sellers started another action in the…