Merry Realty Co. v. Martin

The action is to foreclose a mortgage. The owner of the property defends, claiming it purchased the property through the false representations of the plaintiff. The owner seeks to have the contract rescinded or to recover its damages. The facts as found are these: The Shamokin & Hollis Real Estate Company was composed of people living in Shamokin, Penn. That company owned some vacant property at Hollis, L. I. It had owned that property for years and was anxious to dispose of it. Its officers spoke to a man named Promuk who resided in Pennsylvania in the same town with the president of the…