Johnson v. Delane

PORTER, Justice.

In the year 1949 plaintiff resided in Bremerton, Washington. He was a licensed professional engineer and was prac ticing his profession in the State of Washington. His former home was at Shoshone, Idaho. In the latter part of May, 1949, while on vacation in Southern Idaho, he made a social call upon respondent, Jack Delane, in Arco, the two men being former classmates in the Shoshone schools. During the course of their visit, respondent Delane told appellant that respondent Delane and his partner, respondent Butler, were planning to erect a commercial building in Arco. And…