Watson v. Baker
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Hopkins. Tried below before the Hon J. A. B. Putman. This was an action for the rescission of a contract alleged to have been procured by fraud. Upon the trial, after the introduction of the evidence, the court dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaines, Associate Justice.
Appellant brought this suit in he district court of Hopkins county, and alleged appellee’s residence in Franklin. The object of the suit was to rescind a *50parol sale made by appellee to appellant of certain lands, live stock and farming implements situate in the former county, and to recover back the sum of four thousand dollars, alleged to have been paid by appellant as part of the purchase money for the property. The grounds on which the rescission was sought were false and fraudulent representations as to the entire body of lands sold, the number of acres in the…
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