Miller v. Tietz Construction Co.

George W. Miller, the vendee of Tacoma residence property, brought this action to recover damages for fraud. He alleged that it was falsely represented to him that all improvements then in place for which local improvement district assessments had been or would be made were paid, and that there were no local improvements in the area for which the above-described property would be assessed.

Building Center, Inc., the vendor, Harry S. Rinker, stockholder and agent of vendor, and Rinker’s wife were named defendants. Tietz Construction Company was later substituted for Building Center, Inc.…