Sphier v. Michael

This suit arises from an attempt to revoke an agency contract. D. H. Sphier, plaintiff herein, is an aged Armenian, a fellow countryman and a fellow church member of defendant John Michael, and, previous to the time the suit was brought, his intimate friend. Neither can read or write the English language, but Michael is a merchant, a banker for His countrymen, and has accumulated much wealth. The whole of plaintiff’s property is represented by the structure that bears his name and the lot on which it stands.

Michael testified that he entered into the contract with Sphier which forms the basis…