· 3/30/1967
Sigman v. Stevens-Norton, Inc.
Citations
- 425 P.2d 891
- 70 Wash. 2d 915
- 1967 Wash. LEXIS 1138
How courts have described this case
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- measuring damages as the difference in the value of the note as represented and its true value
- measuring damages as the difference in the value of the note as represented and its true value
- identifying the elements of a fraud claim, including the fraud 23 victim’s reliance on the truth of the false representation and consequent damage
- explaining one element of fraud is “‘intent that [the fraudulent statement] should be acted on by the person to whom it is made’” (quoting Webster v. L. Romano Eng’g Corp., 178 Wash. 118, 120, 34 P.2d 428 (1934)
- Stevens - quoting Webster v. L. Romano Eng' g Corp., 178 Wash. 118, 120 -21, 34 P. 2d 428 ( 1934)
- in an action for fraud in real estate loan transaction, measure of damages is not restoration of the purchase price, but rather the difference between the value of the security had it been as represented and the actual value of the security received
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Judges: Denney
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