Walquist v. Johnson

Citations

• 103 Wash. 30
• 173 P. 735
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1010

Syllabus

<p>Fraud — Means oe Knowledge — Evidence —• Sufficiency. The evidence does not sustain an action for deceit in a sale of an acre and a half of land, in regard to the location of a highway and ravine, where the vendee had purchased and spent two summers upon adjoining land, knew the location of the two tracts and was perfectly familiar with the surroundings, and the highway was slashed and plainly visible, and there was no evidence of misrepresentations as'to the ravine.</p> <p>Covenants — Warranty—Highway as “Incumbrance.” A public highway is not an incumbrance sustaining an action for breach of covenant of warranty.</p>