Freeman v. Stemm Bros., Inc.

— This is an action for rescission of a sale of an orchard-tending machine, purchased by George A. Freeman, an apple orchardist, of Tonasket, Washington, from Stemm Bros., Inc., a corporation, of Leavenworth, Washington. For many years, Stemm Bros., Inc., had manufactured a power-operated, machine, generally known in the trade as a commercial hydraulic hi-tender. This was described in the corporation’s brief as follows:

“The Hi-Tender in this case consists of an assembly of members similar to the human arm, a double boom with elbows. To carry out the illustration the base (human shoulder) is…