Cronkhite v. Dickerson

The plaintiff brings case for alleged fraud in the sale of a note and mortgage to him by the defendant. The fraud charged consisted in the defendant’s falsely representing to the plaintiff that the mortgage he then offered to sell to the plaintiff was a first mortgage on real estate, and thereby induced the plaintiff to purchase the same, when in fact it was a second mortgage and of little value. The plaintiff recovered on a trial before a jury at the cir■cuit. Two errors only are assigned upon the record, and both relate to rulings in receiving testimony.

Counsel for plaintiff offered the…