Holland v. Ashley

On the 24th day of December, 1908, the defendant, J. W. Ashley, represented to the plaintiff that he was the owner of four tracts of land; the first containing 116 acres, the second 101 acres, the third 47% acres, and the fourth 2⅛ acres. These tracts were situated in different surveys located in Hunt county, Tex. The plaintiff purchased the land, relying upon the representations that the four tracts mentioned contained in the aggregate 267 acres. On the date above mentioned the defendant, joined by his wife, executed a deed conveying the land, in which instrument it was represented that the…