McInnis v. Atlantic Investment Corp.

This is an action to recover damages for a wrongful attachment alleged to have been sued out maliciously and without probable cause.

On June 20, 1928, the plaintiff and her husband, Malcolm McInnis, entered into a written contract with the defendants Beaver State Investment Co., B. L. Morton, and A. E. Shaw, wherein the latter were employed as real estate brokers to exchange for the Hoyt-Grlisan apartments located in the city of Portland certain real property owned by the plaintiff and her husband near Spokane, Washington. It was agreed that, as compensation for such services, the real estate…