Howland v. Leonard

Plaintiff originally instituted this action against the defendants Ida Leonard, John Doe Leonard, her husband, and Charles Leonard, to rescind, on the ground of fraud, a certain contract entered into between him and defendants Ida Leonard and Charles Leonard. The contract whose rescission was sought was one whereby plaintiff had agreed to exchange an interest in a confectionery store which he owned in the city of Los Angeles for the lease, equipment and furnishings of a motion picture theater in the same city owned by said defendants. As consideration for the transfer to him of the theater…