Champneys v. Irwin
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Plug county, Gilliam, J., entered April 20, 1918, dismissing on the merits, an action for fraud, upon sustaining a challenge to the evidence, after trial to a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The plaintiffs brought this action for the purpose of recovering damages for fraud alleged to have been practiced on them in the exchange of real estate. After the issues were framed, the cause came on for trial before the court and a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the defendants challenged the legal sufficiency thereof and moved the court to withdraw the case from the jury and enter a judgment of dismissal. This motion was sustained, and a judgment accordingly entered. The plaintiffs appeal.
The facts may be summarized as follows: For many years prior to 1916, the…
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