Johansen v. Eddleman

This is an action for damages resulting from the asserted breach of an oral trust agreement, and for the recovery of fees paid to the trustee.

Prior to July 1, 1951, the plaintiffs (hereafter referred to in the singular) were owners of a C-47 transport plane and were in serious financial difficulty. Claims in the sum of approximately twenty-seven thousand dollars were outstanding against the aircraft which was valued between fifty thousand and sixty-five thousand dollars. On or about July 1, 1951, the defendant, a member of the Seattle Bar Association and attorney for the plaintiff, agreed to…