Bentz v. Wallowa Title Co.

Defendant appeals a judgment for plaintiffs in this action for breach of an escrow agreement. The jury found defendant liable for having paid out the money in its possession without complying with the oral instructions that it had received. Defendant asserts that it did not violate its instructions, because plaintiffs and the seller improperly rescinded the underlying contract, and that, as a matter of law, plaintiffs suffered no damage. We affirm.

Because the jury found in plaintiffs’ favor, we state the facts most favorably to them. See Brown v. J. C. Penney Co., 297 Or 695, 705-706, 688 P2d…