Moss v. Vadman

This action was brought by the plaintiffs, Darrell Moss and Robert Robbins1 (partners who bought and sold real estate) against Warren Vadman1 (their accountant who also advised them from time to time on their real estate transactions). Their complaint was that he had failed to assign to them an option to purchase 1,163.30 acres *397of land referred to herein as the Mottman tract. The option was obtained by Vadman under circumstances and conditions hereinafter described.

This particular property had a special value in 1966, it being large enough to be an acceptable site for the campus of a new…