Bonelli v. Burton
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: JOHN B. CLELAND, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by Daniele F. Bonelli against W. B. Burton and J. S. Barber to annul a contract for the sale of an interest in land, to cancel a deed therefor, and to obtain a conveyance thereof.
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From Multnomah: JOHN B. CLELAND, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by Daniele F. Bonelli against W. B. Burton and J. S. Barber to annul a contract for the sale of an interest in land, to cancel a deed therefor, and to obtain a conveyance thereof. The cause being at issue was tried, and findings of fact were made to the effect that, on March 2, 1909, plaintiff was the owner in fee of an undivided one-fifth of lot 19, in subdivision 2, of De Lashmutt & Oatman’s Little Holmes, containing five acres, lots two and three, in block eight, in the Ainsworth tract, which lots are…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
1. It appears from the testimony that in negotiating for the purchase of an interest in the lands Barber spoke English only, and the interpreter made declarations to plaintiff, who could not understand that language, as to the size of the tracts, giving only three-fifths of the area of one and less than one-seventh of another. No other person who spoke both languages having been present at the time the bargin was made, it is impossible to state whether or not Barber’s representations were correctly explained to plaintiff. Based on this circumstance, it is insisted by defendant’s counsel that…
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