Clay v. Rossi

Appellant, P. J. Clay, a resident of Los Angeles, California, and agent of the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Herman J. Rossi of Wallace, Idaho, general agent of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., and Bell and Malcom, members of the contracting firm of Orino, Bell and Malcom, met at the Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon, Sept. 17, 1934, for the purpose of executing the necessary contracts and surety bonds required by the United States government on “Railroad relocation on Contract No. 21, for the Bonneville Dam.” Clay and Rossi had never met before and upon introduction Rossi presented his…