Breese v. Hunt

Citations

• 67 Wash. 398
• 121 P. 853
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1190

Syllabus

<p>Fraud — Actionable Deceit — Sale of Corporate Stock — Rescission — Evidence—Sufficiency. In an exchange of the corporate stock of one corporation for that of another, fraudulent representations relate to matters of fact which may be relied upon rather than to opinions requiring investigation, and are actionable, where the amount of the personal and real property of the corporation, its profits, dividends, debts and outstanding contracts were misrepresented, nothing was delivered except the shares of stock, and there was no way to ascertain the truth except by inquiry, and statements of officers of the corporation were relied upon.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Verdict. A verdict upon conflicting evidence will not be disturbed on appeal when supported by substantial evidence.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Harmless Error — Evidence. The admission of immaterial evidence is harmless where it could not have misled the jury.</p>