Buschman v. Codd
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. This case was instituted by the appellee against the appellants in the Baltimore City Court. Subsequently on motion of the defendants, the case was removed to the Circuit Court for Howard County, where it was tried. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception.—Stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. This case was instituted by the appellee against the appellants in the Baltimore City Court. Subsequently on motion of the defendants, the case was removed to the Circuit Court for Howard County, where it was tried. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception.—Stated in the opinion of the Court. Second Exception.—The plaintiff offered two prayers, which the Court rejected, and in lieu thereof, instructed the jury as follows : “ If the jury find from the evidence, that the defendants were partners in business, and as such,…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action to recover damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, by means of false and fraudulent representations, made to him by the defendants, by which he was induced to purchase a half interest in the business of manufacturing artificial marble by letters patent.
At the trial below the plaintiff proved that the defendants were engaged in carrying on said business,—that Buschman, one of the defendants, represented that they were doing a fine business and were making money, that they had a contract with St. Vincent’s Church for $3600, one-half of which was profit,—also…
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