Legal Opinion

Hulet v. Achey

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 1905No. 5512PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Nice, J., entered August 8, 1904, upon the findings of the court and the advisory verdict of a jury, dismissing on tire merits an action for the rescission of a sale of timber.

1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.

This is an action by appellant, plaintiff an.d vendee, to rescind a contract for the purchase of timber and sawlogs, upon the ground of fraud and misrepresentations as to the character and quality of the logs, an,d also because of a shortage in the number of logs stipulated for in the agreement. The court called a jury to determine issues of fact, and the jury found a shortage in the logs stipulated to be furnished by the respondents, and found that the plaintiff was induced to enter into the contract as a result of misrepresentations, knowingly made by defendants to plaintiff, as to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Washington Central Improvement Co. v. NewlandsWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Sherman v. SweenyWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Griffith v. StrandWashington Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Walsh v. BushellWashington Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hubenthal v. Spokane & Inland Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Kelley v. Von HerbergWashington Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Van Horn v. O'ConnorWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Pigott v. GrahamWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Klock v. NewburyWashington Supreme Court · 1911

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