Baltes v. Bass Foundry & Machine Works

Miller, J. —

This was an action by the appellants against the appellees, the Bass Foundry and Machine Works, John H. Bass and Harris M. Lund, jointly, for damages occasioned by their alleged fraud and misrepresentation in relation to the estimates of material and the cost of construction of a penitentiary in the State of Illinois, by which the plaintiffs, who relied upon the estimates and representation, contracted for the construction of the building, and wei’e damaged in a large sum of money.

The defendants answered, jointly, the general denial. They also severally filed answers substantially…