Sherman v. Parker

Citations

• 104 Wash. 610
• 177 P. 665
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 517

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and Purchaser (60) — Rescission by Vendee — Fraud— Reliance on Representation. A sale of arid land will he rescinded for fraud, where it was induced by the seller’s misrepresentation that there was plenty of water to irrigate it, emphasized by a statement of his attorney to the same effect touching on the priority of rights under the law; the buyer having the right to rely on representations peculiarly within the seller’s knowledge which were difficult of ascertainment by the vendee.</p>