Lincoln v. Chamberlain

The principal facts in this ease are as follows: The plaintiffs, E. L. Lincoln and his wife, Anna M. Lincoln, were on very friendly and confidential terms with defendant Chamberlain. All of them were living in the city of Los Angeles, and defendant Chamberlain desired to take a position in Cuba. He had a daughter whom he wished to leave with plaintiffs. At that time plaintiffs were living in a three-room apartment and had no accommodations for the daughter of defendant and none of the parties was possessed of any means wherewith to purchase a house. The defendant, however, stated to the…