Chapman v. General Petroleum Corp.

This is an action to recover damages resulting from the commission of an alleged tort. At the conclusion of plaintiffs ’ case the defendant moved for a nonsuit and a directed verdict. No evidence was offered by the defendant. The motions of the defendant were denied and the cause submitted to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $1,500. Defendant appeals.

A statement of the facts, in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, is in order. On June 27, 1929, the plaintiffs purchased a gasoline service station in Med-ford, Oregon, subject to a lease and agency agreement…