Northwestern Lumber Co. v. Callendar

Citations

• 36 Wash. 492
• 79 P. 30
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 581

Syllabus

<p>Fraud — Saxe of Machinery and Patent Rights — Rescission for Fraud of Vendor — Vendee’s Right to Rexy upon Representations. In an action on a promissory note given as part payment for the purchase price of certain machinery and patent rights for the manufacture of boxes, in which the defense was made that' the sale was induced by the false and fraudulent representations of the vendor, findings for the defendants, supported by the evidence, will noi be disturbed on appeal on the theory that the vendees made their own investigation before the purchase, since the representations of a vendor, familiar with machinery, amount to a warranty, when relied upon by purchasers unfamiliar therewith, and who are induced to purchase by such representations.</p>