Richer v. Burke

As will be observed from the preceding statement of fact, this action is based upon charges of fraud made by the plaintiffs against the defendant Burke, an Oregon real estate broker. The plaintiffs, prior to the transaction which constitutes the subject matter of this action, owned a parcel of real property located in the city of Everett, Washington. Being desirous of exchanging it for farm land in the vicinity of Salem, Robert Richer, one of the two plaintiffs, and husband of the other, after consulting with Burke, hired him to find a suitable tract and also to effect an exchange. Later,…