Davis v. Meeker
New York Supreme Court
IN error, on certiorari. Meeker brought an action before a justice, against Davis, for a deceit in the sale of a waggon, for which she had paid him 50 dollars.
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IN error, on certiorari. Meeker brought an action before a justice, against Davis, for a deceit in the sale of a waggon, for which she had paid him 50 dollars. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant did falsely and fraudulently assert, that he had been frequently offered, by different persons, 50 dollars for the waggon ; by reason of which false assertion the plaintiff was induced to believe the waggon was worth that sum, whereas, in fact, it was not worth more than 25 dollars. The plaintiff had merely seen the waggon, and made the purchase without particularly examining or trying it. No…
1Per curiam
There was no express warranty or fraud proved in this case. The plaintiff below purchased the waggon, on sight, and the assertion of the defendant, that it was worth more than its real value, furnishes no ground of action, (l Johns. Rep. 97. 274. 414. 4 Johns. Rep. 228. 4 Johns. Rep. 421.) The judgment below must be reversed.
Judgment reversed:-.
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