Wood v. Boynton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for MiVwauhee County. The case is stated in the opinion. 1. The gross disparity between the price paid for tbe diamond and its admitted value was evidence of fraud, and should have been submitted to the jury in connection with the other facts of the case.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for MiVwauhee County. The case is stated in the opinion. 1. The gross disparity between the price paid for tbe diamond and its admitted value was evidence of fraud, and should have been submitted to the jury in connection with the other facts of the case. Veazie v. Williams, 8 ITow. 134, 150; Eyre v. Potter, 15 id. 42, 60; Byers v. Surget, 19 id. 303, 311; Kerr on E. & M. (2 Eng. ed.), 169, (Am. ed. 186); Biseh v. Von lillienthal, 34 W"is. 258; Kuellcamjp v. Bidding, 31 id. 511; Wright v. Wilson, 2 Yerg. 294; Bmmetv. Spratt’s Admlr, 4 Ired. Eq. 171; Beaderiolc v.…
1Opinion of the CourtTatlor, J.
This action was brought in the circuit court for Milwaukee county to recover the possession of an uncut diamond of the alleged value of $1,000. The case was tried in the circuit court and, after hearing all the evidence in the case, the learned circuit judge directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff excepted to such instruction, and, after a verdict was rendered for the defendants, moved for a new trial upon the minutes of the judge. The motion was denied, and the plaintiff duly excepted, and, after judgment was entered in favor of the defendants, appealed to this…
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