Knight v. Rawlings
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) “ Our statute, like tke Tenterdem Act of England, should be construed as embracing every false representation untinged by a fraudulent intent, but it does not constructively include any kind of actual fraud in wantonly misrepresenting a man’s credit or identity more than any other kind of fraud in fact.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) “ Our statute, like tke Tenterdem Act of England, should be construed as embracing every false representation untinged by a fraudulent intent, but it does not constructively include any kind of actual fraud in wantonly misrepresenting a man’s credit or identity more than any other kind of fraud in fact. Written evidence is therefore not required by our statute if the case be sufficient to show actual • fraud. ” Warren v. Barker, 2 Duval (Ky.) 156; Clark v. Dunham, 86 Ala. 220; Dent v. McGrath, 3 Bush (Ky.) 174; Ball v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
Plaintiff brought this action in the circuit court of St. Louis against the defendants, Edward W. Rawlings, T. S. Teuscher and Mrs. T. S. Teuscher, for damages for false and fraudulent representations concerning the financial standing of T. S. Teuscher, upon which plaintiff alleges she acted and relied, to her detriment and damage. The petition contained two counts. The first count alleges that the defendants falsely and fraudulently represented to the plaintiff in November, 1896, that the said T. S. Teuscher was worth the sum of ten thousand dollars over and above all liabilities, was…
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