Rider v. Cottle

This action was brought by Edwin H. Rider against H. W. Cottle and H. J. Lane to recover a sum of money paid to them upon the purchase price of a business and its equipment, it being claimed by the plaintiff that he was induced to make the contract of purchase by reason of false representations made to him by the defendants with reference to the value of the business and property and the net income from such business. The trial of the action resulted in a judgment of dismissal, from which the plaintiff has taken this appeal.

The court found and concluded that the evidence was not sufficient to…