Bouckaert v. Burwell & Morford, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered November 18, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages for fraud.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
Appeal from a judgment upon a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to recover damages for false representations in a trade of real estate. Respondents authorized appellant, a real estate broker, to dispose of their equity in ten Seattle lots. Under this authority, appellant secured a trade for forty acres of land in Yakima county. Respondents, alleging that they were induced to make the trade through fraudulent representations as to the character and value of the Yakima county land, brought this action against the broker and recovered judgment, from which this appeal is taken.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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