Staben v. Hernandez

Appellee sued appellant to recover $225 paid by her to him as part of the purchase money on lot 2, block 257, in the city of Laredo, which she had contracted in writing to buy from him, and to obtain the cancellation of said contract on the ground of fraud and misrepresentation. The court rendered judgment as prayed for by her.

The alleged misrepresentations are as follows:

“Defendant represented to plaintiff that he was the owner of lot No. 2 in the Oscar Staben replat of block 257 in the eastern division of the city of Laredo, Webb county, and that said lot was a good, level corner lot, worth…