Scholfield Gear & Pulley Co. v. Scholfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for false and fraudulent representations concerning the operation and efficiency of certain patented inventions, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before George W. Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $5,001 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the charge of the court to the jury.
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Action to recover damages for false and fraudulent representations concerning the operation and efficiency of certain patented inventions, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before George W. Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $5,001 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the charge of the court to the jury. The complaint stated this case: On October 17th, 1895, the defendant owned certain patents for improvements in split pulleys and wheels, cotton speeder gears, and in driving bobbins in speeder and roving frames,…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The complaint charges the defendant with having made certain false and fraudulent statements to five individuals, who are named. Both of the defenses set up in the answer admit that the statements alleged were made; but say that they were made only to three of these individuals, and assert their truth. The second defense adds that one of the three then had an option to buy the defendant’s patents and business, and asked for the information; that the other two men named in the complaint united with them, at their request and solely upon their representations, in forming the plaintiff…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chatham Furnace Co. v. MoffattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Canfield v. GregorySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- State v. FettererSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Morehouse v. NorthropSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1866
- Wood v. Wiley Construction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
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