Legal Opinion

Jones v. Elliott

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1920No. 15584PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Hall, J., entered March 22, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for fraud.

1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.

In this action the respondent, Pearl Parkhurst Jones, recovered against the appellants, Elliott, Collyer-Vilas-Elliott Incorporated, Alfred E. Hart and Katherine S. Hart, in damages for false representation made in an exchange of properties between the respondent and the appellants Hart. The action was tried by the court sitting with a, jury, and the appeal is from the judgment entered upon the jury’s verdict.

The undisputed facts giving rise to the controversy are, in substance, these:

Some time in the early part of the year 1915, the appellants Hart became the owners of a promissory note…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wooddy v. Benton Water Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Strand v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
  3. Eyers v. Burbank Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. George v. KurdyWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Miller v. GerryWashington Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wennerholm v. Stanford University School of MedicineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Sevener v. Northwest Tractor & Equipment Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Sova v. First Nat. Bk. of FerndaleWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Edwards v. PowellWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Marion v. Grand Coulee Dam HotelWashington Supreme Court · 1950

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