Raymond v. MacFadden

This action was brought by respondents Raymond and The Old National Bank of Spokane to impress a trust upon a lease held by MacFadden to certain property situated in Spokane, and to enjoin him from disturbing Raymond’s occupancy thereof. MacFadden countered with an action for unlawful detainer. The closeness of the principal question involved requires as clear a preliminary outline of the facts as their complexity will permit.

Schuler and Inman owned a two-story building in Spokane, in which they carried on a business of bottling and distributing soft drinks. On the first floor, there were…