Legal Opinion

Elerick v. Reid

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1895PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error from Crawford District Court. Action by Reid against Elerick to recover $3,000, which plaintiff alleged that defendant obtained from him by fraud. Judgment for plaintiff. The defendant comes here. The material' facts are stated in the opinion herein, filed January 5, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

This action was brought by Dent Reid against C. F. Elerick to recover $3,000 and interest, which it is claimed was obtained by the defendant from the plaintiff by fraud. Elerick was a merchant at McCune, Kas., owning a miscellaneous stock of merchandise. Reid had been a farmer in Illinois. He came to Kansas for the purpose of becoming a merchant. He wished, to trade a farm belonging to his father-in-law, in Hardin county, 111., for a stock of goods. At Kansas City, he learned through a real-estate agent of Elerick’s stock, and went down to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Simar v. . CanadayNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Griffin v. FarrierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  3. Handy v. WaldronSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1894
  4. Lord v. FrenchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1873

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wolf v. BrungardtSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
  2. DuShane v. Union National BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  3. Fisher v. Mr. Harold's Hair Lab, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1974
  4. People's Bank of Minneapolis v. ReidSupreme Court of Kansas · 1912
  5. Reeder v. Guaranteed Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1965

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