Peck v. Robinson & Smith

Appellant brought this suit against John F. Robinson and. Edward D. Smith, composing the firm of Robinson & Smith, to recover damages for the alleged fraud and false representations of appellees and their agent by which appellant was induced to transfer to appellees property owned by him in consideration of the conveyance to him by appellees of a tract of 743 acres of land, a part of the Riggs survey in San Jacinto county.

The petition alleges, in substance, that the contract for the exchange of property between plaintiff and the defendants was entered into by the plaintiff upon the statement…