Harris v. Shear
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, MeLennan. County; Tom L. McCullough, Judge. Action by James Shear against Langdon Harris, to recover damages for fraud and deceit. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
As we construe the petition in this case, it is an action to recover damages for alleged fraud and deceit in the sale of stock in the Velasco Fish & Oyster Company, a private corporation.
[1] Appellant assigns error upon the refusal of the court to sustain a general demurrer, and argues that the same should have been sustained for the reason that it is not alleged that appellant knew the falsity of the representations made by him at the time of the sale. The petition alleges that appellant represented that the corporation was the owner of three certain lakes, that he had inspected the property…
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