Peake v. Walton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for deceit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pleasants
Action on the case brought by appellee, for deceit as to boundary and quantity of a tract of land sold to him by appellant. Plea, not guilty; trial by jury and verdict for plaintiff for $312.50, which the court refused to set aside and rendered judgment thereon.
The declaration avers that plaintiff bargained with defendant for a tract of land described in the deed annexed, and that defendant took him to the premises and showed what purported to be the lines and corners thereof, and represented to him that they contained seven acres; that the lines and corners so shown were not the true lines…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gage v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- N. C. Antle & Bro. v. SextonIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Hicks v. StevensIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Kitson v. FarwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- People ex rel. Ellis v. HealyIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Smith v. HoffmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905