McCurdy v. Union Pacific Railroad

*459Cochran, J.†

In November of 1959, respondent read a newspaper article about a private railroad car named the “Spokane.” Respondent was interested in the car for his own business and pleasure and, as a result, telephoned Otto Gray in Portland, Oregon, the then owner of the “Spokane,” to inquire about its purchase. Mr. Gray offered to sell the car for $2,500, and respondent immediately accepted the offer, sight unseen. This was within 2 months after Gray had made his purchase. This car, which had been originally built in 1909, had a living room, dining room, bedrooms and baths. The car had been…