Dallas Farm Machinery Co. v. Reaves

RENFRO, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Dallas Farm Machinery Company, a partnership composed of L. D. Beckham and G. H. Kincaid, Jr., sued defendant Reaves for the balance allegedly due under a written contract, wherein defendant agreed to purchase an Oliver OC-3 crawler tractor and Oliver-Ware 3W-I loader from plaintiffs. Defendant filed an answer and a cross-action replete with allegations of false representations concerning material matters made knowingly to defendant by plaintiff Kincaid, which false representations were relied upon by defendant and induced him to execute the contract.

A non-jury…