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Black v. Irvin

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1915PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From Marion: William Galloway, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a suit by William Black and wife against William A. Irvin to rescind a sale upon tbe ground of fraud.

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From Marion: William Galloway, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a suit by William Black and wife against William A. Irvin to rescind a sale upon tbe ground of fraud. The transaction consisted of an exchange of a farm owned by plaintiffs, William Black and Dora Black, his wife, located about-six miles from Silverton, in Marion County, Oregon, for a restaurant and lodging-house, known as the Elite Café, owned by defendant William A. Irvin, situated in the City of Salem. The complaint alleges, in substance, that the negotiations for the exchange commenced about…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean

It appears that Irvin bought the property at a bank-' rupt sale about five years before the trade and built up.a paying business, putting a large part of what he received into improvements, among which were an ice and cold storage plant and a lighting plant costing about $2,000. A short time after the exchange of the properties, the plaintiffs, being dissatisfied, obtained from dealers in second-hand goods a “rough” estimate of the value of the restaurant and lodging-house property, which .valuation was placed at about $2,100. It may be considered that this was probably a very low figure,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Scott v. WaltonOregon Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Collins v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Keel v. LevyOregon Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Sherman v. GlickOregon Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Fellows v. EvansOregon Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Horner v. WagyOregon Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Elastic Paint & Mfg. Co. v. JohnsonOregon Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Knight v. Woolley Logging Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Society of Doukhobors v. HeckerOregon Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Stovall v. NewellOregon Supreme Court · 1937

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