Stenson v. Thrush

During the first part of July, 1948, plaintiffs Stenson, who were looking for a business to purchase, read an ad in a Spokane paper listing a service station and grocery store property owned by defendants Thrush. The ad was inserted in the paper by defendant Jack Hanson, a real-estate broker. The ad represented the property as producing a net income of seven thousand dollars per year. The Stensons contacted Hanson, and inspected the property in his company. On Sunday, July 31st, the Stensons again visited the property with Hanson, and asked to see the books. Thrush opened a book and showed…