Bird v. State

The accused was charged with cheating and defrauding J. S. Wells, in that with intent to deceive and defraud said Wells he represented to Wells, that thirteen shoats had been double-treated with cholera serum; that Wells, relying upon said representation, bought the shoats; that the representation was false, the shoats not having been so treated; and that all the animals died from cholera within three weeks after their purchase. On the trial Wells testified, that the defendant made to him the above-stated representation; that, relying on the truth of the representation, he bought the shoats;…