Garrett v. Sparks Bros.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Webster, J., entered January 18, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to recover money paid under a contract to purchase land.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a suit to recover money alleged to have been obtained from the plaintiff through the fraud of the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed.
There is abundant evidence to support the judgment. The testimony of the respondent shows that the appellant was acting as agent for the Plantations Company for the sale of certain tracts of orchard land; that the appellant represented to the respondent that the Plantations Company owned a piece of land called Plantations, divided into small tracts, free and clear of all incumbrances; that the…
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