Baker v. Sherman & Miller
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for deceit in the sale of land. Plea, the general-issue. Trial by jury, Franklin County, September Term, 1899, Start, J., presiding. Verdict for the plaintiffs. Judgment on verdict. The defendants excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtRowell, J.
This is an action on the case for deceit in the sale of land. Plea the general issue and trial by jury. Ver-! diet and judgment for the plaintiffs.
The declaration originally contained but one count, which alleges that the defendants “sold and conveyed to the plaintiffs-their interest in” 1305 acres of timber land at such a price. The fraud alleged is, the knowingly false representation that the entire tract was situated within a natural basin, and bounded on *28the east, south, and west by the crest of a certain range of mountains, and that the entire tract situated within said basin and bounds…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hanrick v. PatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sherman v. Champlain Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1858
- Davenport v. NewtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1898
- Posnett v. MarbleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890
- Cummings v. DearbornSupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
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- Wellman v. MeadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
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- Dyer v. LalorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
- Rowley v. ShepardsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1910
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