Brotherton Bros. v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, Jan. T., 1894, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., June. T., 1890, No. 11, in favor of plaintiff on bill in equity. Bill in equity for rescission of contract of sale of timber, and for an account. Before Henderson, P. J., specially presiding. Tbe ca'se was referred to W. Y. N. Yates, Esq., as master, who recommended a decree in accordance with the prayers of the bill. The facts appear by the opinion of tbe Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 65, Jan. T., 1894, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., June. T., 1890, No. 11, in favor of plaintiff on bill in equity. Bill in equity for rescission of contract of sale of timber, and for an account. Before Henderson, P. J., specially presiding. Tbe ca'se was referred to W. Y. N. Yates, Esq., as master, who recommended a decree in accordance with the prayers of the bill. The facts appear by the opinion of tbe Supreme Court. The court entered the following decree. “ And now, to wit, August 31, 1893, this case came on to be heard, and having been fully argued by counsel,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
The bill in this case averred that defendant, by false and fraudulent representations and devices, had induced the plaintiffs to contract with him for certain standing timber, and prayed for a rescission of the contract, an accounting for money paid, and a computation of damages. The defendant denied any false or fraudulent representation, and averred the contract was in all respects reasonable and fair, and made by plaintiffs with a full knowledge of all the material facts.
Reynolds, a resident of Rochester, New York, was the owner of 982 acres of timber land in…
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