Tarkington v. Purvis
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Howard Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The material facts in the present case, as *184found by the court, are that in the month of August, 1887, Joseph S. Tarkington exchanged his interest in the firm of T. H. Ellis & Co., dealers in hardware, of which firm he was a member, for certain real estate and $600 in cash, with Sanford B. Purvis, the latter assuming and agreeing to pay Tarkington’s share of the indebtedness of the firm. It is found that Tarkington, in order to induce Purvis to make the trade, made certain false representations concerning the value of the stock and assets of the firm and the amount of the partnership debts, to…
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