Legal Opinion

Meyer v. Maxey

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 7, 1916No. 13249PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Back, J., entered September 16, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for rescission, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

Action to rescind an exchange of real estate and for damages. In the fall of 1913, all of the parties resided in Seattle, but were not acquainted. Plaintiffs owned two acres of land within the limits of that city which they desired to exchange for a farm. Defendant Rebecca C. Maxey owned, as her separate property, a large tract of land near Prairie City, in Grant county, Oregon, which she had listed for sale with one Stewart, a member of a firm of real estate brokers in Seattle. Plaintiffs learned of this through another real estate agent who took them to Stewart’s office in the hope of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stewart v. LarkinWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Conta v. CorgiatWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Wilson v. MillsWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Van Horn v. O'ConnorWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Shores v. HutchinsonWashington Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mackay v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Walquist v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Peterson v. Jahn Contracting Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Hudson v. BeersWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Johnson v. Shell Oil Co. of CaliforniaWashington Supreme Court · 1936

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