Hoglund v. Curtis

The trial court found that “the plaintiff and defendant, Mervin Curtis, were equally guilty of conceiving and executing a scheme or plan whereby the defendant Mervin Curtis was successful in securing a F. H. A. loan in violation of the Federal statutes relative thereto.” I deem the evidence conclusive as to this finding, and do not understand that the majority opinion questions its correctness. In addition to the illegality of this scheme, its fraudulent character is clearly established. Plaintiff admits that the “pretended contract” was made for the purpose of deceiving the loan company into…