Andrews v. Platt
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action against an administrator for false representations on a sale, brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County where a demurrer to one of the two defenses was sustained (Gable, ■/.), and the case was tried on the other to the jury before Hubbard, J.; verdict and judgment for plaintiff against the defendant personally.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
This action was brought against the defendant as an administrator of the estate of a deceased person. He is so described in the caption of the judgment-file, but the judgment rendered was “ that the plaintiff recover of the defendant one hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-nine cents (1179.59) damages, and her costs, taxed at 66 dollars and 95 cents.”
The cause of action stated is that, as administrator, the defendant sold and conveyed to the plaintiff a building lot on Sherman Avenue in New Haven, belonging to the estate, at a price determined by the number of feet of its frontage on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hallock v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1882
- McDonald v. WardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- Middlebrook v. PendletonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879