Blake v. Merritt
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Edward EL Wright, J., entered December 18,1916, dismissing an action for money paid, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The plaintiff, claiming to have previously rescinded a contract for the purchase of real estate on the ground of fraud, brought this action to recover the money which had been paid in pursuance of the coniract. The defendant denied the fraud and, by way of .affirmative defense, claimed a forfeiture on account of *57the default of the plaintiff in making the payments as required by the contract. The affirmative defense was denied by a reply. The questions of fact were submitted to a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,398.32. "Within the time required by law,…
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