Burns v. Osborne-Fitzpatrick Finance Co.

Plaintiff recovered judgment for damages in this action for fraud and deceit practiced upon him by the defendants inducing him to buy twenty-five cemetery lots (called sections) for speculation at the price of $165 per lot. The measure of damages applied by the court was the difference in actual value of the property at the time this action was commenced and what it would have been worth at that time had the defendants’ false representations been true and had the fraudulent promises been performed. No question is raised as to the measure of damage applied and no question is or was made as to…