Sloman v. Allen

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover the amount unpaid on a contract for. the 'sale to defendant of certain lots bordering on a lake in Oakland county. Defendant pleaded the general issue, and gave notice that she would insist upon the trial that the contract was void because the sale was an incident to a lottery conducted by plaintiffs; that by way of set-off and recoupment she would claim the allowance to her of the sums paid by her on the contract; that she had been induced to enter into the contract by fraud and misrepresentation, and that she had canceled and rescinded the contract.

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