Lewis v. Jewell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort, by the administratrix of the estate of Edward Lewis, for false and fraudulent representations made by the defendant to the intestate.
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Tort, by the administratrix of the estate of Edward Lewis, for false and fraudulent representations made by the defendant to the intestate. At the- trial in the Superior Court, before Barker, J., there was evidence that the intestate wished to purchase certain carpets owned by the defendant, and contained in a dwelling-house numbered 105 Worcester Street in Boston, to be used on the premises, which were intended for a boarding-house; that the carpets covered twelve rooms on the four floors of the house, and the halls and stairs; that the intestate went into the various rooms and inspected the…
1Opinion of the CourtKeowltos, J.
The carpets bought by the plaintiff’s intestate covered four floors, consisting of twelve rooms, besides the hall and stairs, in a dwelling-house. The number of yards of material contained in' them was an important element in determining their value, which might be the subject of a fraudulent representation. The representation of the defendant was not a mere estimate, but a statement purporting to be made as of her own knowledge; and there was evidence tending to show that it was known by her to be false. There was also evidence that the purchaser relied upon it; and if the testimony…
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