Webb v. Clark

This is an action for fraud arising out of defendants’ contract to install an electric hot water baseboard heating system in plaintiff’s home. Defendants John and Viola Clark, doing business as Portland State Electric Company, appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding general and punitive damages to the plaintiff. The facts are generally undisputed.

In December of 1969 the plaintiff contacted the defendant, John Clark, to discuss the replacement of the old oil burning furnace in plaintiff’s home with a modern electric heating system. Various types of systems were discussed and…