Hall v. Grattan

This is an action in tort for damages sustained by plaintiff Grattan, as he asserts, by reason of the alleged false and fraudulent representations of plaintiff in error whereby he was persuaded to part with valuable property. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff with a jury finding, that in committing the tort plaintiff in error “was guilty of fraud or wilful deceit.” A judgment entered in favor of Grattan was duly presented to us for review by plaintiff in error and affirmed without written opinion; subsequently, a petition for rehearing was granted upon the sole question of whether,…