Scribner v. Palmer
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered November 15, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages for fraud.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— The facts, as the jury must have found them to be, are as follows: Plaintiffs, an aged couple, had lived for more than thirty years at Newman Lake, near Spokane, Washington. They owned a tract of land consisting of about 121 acres, live stock, farm machinery, hay, grain and other personal property, all of the alleged value of $11,-380. They were desirous of disposing of their property and investing the proceeds, and accordingly consulted with defendant, a friend of many years standing and in whom they had great confidence. Defendant was about 45 years of age, had been active in the…
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