Mid-Continent Life Ins. Co. v. Pendleton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Cameron County; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by C. D. Pendleton and wife against the Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit for damages instituted by appellee Sally G. Pendleton, joined pro forma by her husband, C. D. Pen-dleton, alleged to have accrued through false representations made by King and Lee, appellants, to induce her to purchase 80 acres of land from the insurance company, for the sum of $150 an acre. H. C. King was the president of the insurance company, and Thomas F. Lee its agent for sale of its real estate. The original suit was not only for damages, but also contained a count asking for a rescission of the contract of purchase. On the action of rescission several parties were…
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