Finn v. Young
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered May 18, 1906, granting a nonsuit at the close of plaintiff’s case, in an action between partners for fraudulent representations inducing a sale of partnership property.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court granted a nonsuit in this'case upon motion of the defendant, and dismissed the action. The plaintiff appeals.
The errors assigned are based upon the ruling on the motion for nonsuit. The evidence on the part of the plain*75tiff shows that, for two or three years prior to 1901, plaintiff and defendant were equal partners, owning a sawmill and other property at Shakan, in the territory of Alaska. The plaintiff resided at Shakan and conducted the business. The defendant spent most of his time in Juneau, Alaska, and Seattle, Washington. In the…
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