Boddy v. Henry
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Franklin District Court. — Hon. J. R. Whitaker, Judge. Plaintiee sues to recover damages sustained by reason of false and fraudulent representations made by the defendants as to tbe quantity of land contained in a certain ranch in Texas, which ranch constituted the principal property of a stock company, the shares of which were transferred hy defendants to plaintiff in exchange for lands of plaintiff in Iowa.
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Appeal from Franklin District Court. — Hon. J. R. Whitaker, Judge. Plaintiee sues to recover damages sustained by reason of false and fraudulent representations made by the defendants as to tbe quantity of land contained in a certain ranch in Texas, which ranch constituted the principal property of a stock company, the shares of which were transferred hy defendants to plaintiff in exchange for lands of plaintiff in Iowa. There was a verdict of $5,000 for plaintiff, and from judgment rendered thereon defendants appeal.—
1Opinion of the Court
McOdain, L-
1 *4662 *465The defendants, being tbe president and secretary, respectively, of the Clay County Land & Cattle Company of Texas, and tbe owners of 2,450 shares out of tbe entire stock of tbe company, consisting of 2,500 shares, in March, 1897; advertised a Texas ranch for sale as a part of tbe property of tbe company. This advertisement came to tbe notice of plaintiff, who resided in Franklin county, Iowa, and owned a tract of land in that county of 1,760 acres, which ' be bad listed with real estate agents at Burlington, Iowa, for sale. Plaintiff and bis agents corresponded with defendants…
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