BARBER v. SOMERS

No. 4692.

102 N.H. 38 (1959)

EUGENE L. BARBER & a. v. EMMA L. SOMERS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Reargued March 4, 1959.

Decided April 7, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devine & Millimet (Mr. Millimet orally), for the plaintiffs.

Hamblett, Kerrigan & Hamblett (Mr. David C. Hamblett orally), for the defendant.


BLANDIN, J.

The plaintiffs base their petition for rescission and restoration to the status quo on these grounds: "(a) Fraud, misrepresentation or mutual mistake of fact in connection with the excessive valuation of the gas business, and (b) violation of a fiduciary obligation on the part of the accountant, who was the principal architect of the entire transaction, and whose position was well known to the defendant and used by her for her own benefit."

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