Holtz v. Olds
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Thomas J. Oleeton, Judge. This is an action hy Max Holtz and Aaron Holtz against William P. Olds, Hardy 0. Wortman and Charles W. King. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appealed. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. Mentioned in this litigation is a corporation called Olds, Wortman & King. For convenience it will be styled the corporation.
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From Multnomah: Thomas J. Oleeton, Judge. This is an action hy Max Holtz and Aaron Holtz against William P. Olds, Hardy 0. Wortman and Charles W. King. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appealed. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. Mentioned in this litigation is a corporation called Olds, Wortman & King. For convenience it will be styled the corporation. The individual defendants are William P. Olds, Hardy C. Wortman and Charles W. King who will be spoken of either as the defendants or by their individual surnames. The dispute between the parties arises out of a contract…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
The plaintiffs assign as errors: (1) The judgment was erroneous because the facts stated in the answers are not sufficient to constitute a defense; and (2) the court erred in overruling their motion for a directed verdict. The principal ground for this motion was that the contracts, the execution of which is admitted, are void for *574uncertainty in that the nature of the security mentioned was left open for future determination.
There is but little dispute, if any, about the substantial facts of the case. It appears that after signing the contract the plaintiff Max Holtz went to New York to…
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