Graber v. Mayem

OPINION

KILKENNY, District Judge:

After some preliminary discussions, the defendants Mayem sold a tract of land to the plaintiffs Graber. The property is located in Los Gatos, California. The Grabers claim that the Mayems misrepresented the area of the property sold and that they purchased it in reliance on those representations. Plaintiffs seek a recision of the land sale contract or, in the alternative, damages sustained in receiving less land than agreed.

At the time of the sale in December, 1964, the Mayems owned and had lived on their Los Gatos, California property for approximately ten…