Robertson v. Jessup

Defendant Charles Jessup appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs. He assigns as error the trial court’s grant of plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability. We reverse.

On April 15, 1980, Dorothy Stone sold real property to Charles and Steven Jessup. As consideration, the purchasers gave Stone a promissory note that was secured by a trust deed. On the same date, plaintiffs purchased a portion of the same real property from Charles, Steven and Sherry Jessup. Both transactions were entered into on behalf of Charles by Steven under the purported authority of…