Mattauch v. Walsh Bros.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Gourt. — ■ HoN. Hugh BeeNNAN, Judge. ActioN for damages caused by deceit alleged to have been practiced on plaintiff resulted in a directed verdict for defendants. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Fraudulent representations: evidence: submission of issue. The plaintiff exchanged a stock of millinery of the estimated value of $2,000 to one Bannister for eighty acres of land near Cooper at $60 per acre. Deceit with respect to the value and character of the land is alleged, and the evidence was such that this issue should have been submitted to the jury. The plaintiff testified that some time previous to the transaction she had said to Benkert that she would sell the stock if she could get a good price; that Ben-kert replied that he would get a deal; that later, when she had been…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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