GARRETT v. PERRY

Docket No. L.A. 24986.

53 Cal.2d 178 (1959)

346 P.2d 758

PAUL GARRETT, Respondent, v. WILL H. PERRY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

December 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Cahill, O'Melveny & Myers and Sidney H. Wall for Appellant.

Charles Lederer, Lee Perkal and Andrew J. Weisz for Respondent.


GIBSON, C.J.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages in the amount of $200,400 for fraud in inducing him to buy a ranch, and defendant appeals.

The ranch, located in Modoc County, consisted of three separate parcels and had been owned by defendant and his wife since 1930. In 1951 plaintiff bought the property for $700,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and $600,000 in plaintiff's notes payable in installments and secured by three deeds of trust, one on...

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