Pilcher v. Flinn

Flinn sued Amaziah Pilcher and Jane R., his wife, for deceit, as wo understand it, alleging in his complaint, a conveyance Jo Jane R., in March, 1858, of certain real estate in Grant county, in consideration of one thous- and dollars in promissory notes, and the assignment by her to.the plaintiff of a title bond, given by one Harlan, conditioned for the conveyance to her of a tract of land in Iowa. It was averred that, to obtain the conveyance from the plaintiff’, the defendants “fraudulently represented that Harlan owned the Iowa land in fee, and had good right and lawful authority to sell…