Legal Opinion

Barker v. Scandinavian-American Bank

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 1917No. 13712PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered April 14, 1915, upon granting a nonsuit, in an action for false representations, after a trial on the merits.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

This appeal is from a judgment of nonsuit, entered upon the defendant’s motion at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence. The action was brought for the recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of false representations made by the defendant to the plaintiff in *273reference to the financial condition of the Nelson-Johanson Mill Company, on July 7, 1910.

The facts, as shown by the evidence on behalf of the plaintiff, are substantially as follows: In the month of April, 1910, the appellant was engaged in logging operations, and the Nelson-Johanson Mill Company, a corporation, was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Raser v. MoomawWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Northwestern Steamship Co. v. Dexter Horton & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Simons v. CissnaWashington Supreme Court · 1909

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. HoldermanIdaho Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Keuffel & Esser v. International Ass'n of MachinistsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1922

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