Vanarsdol v. Farlow
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — E. B. Woodruff, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for fraud and false representations in a sale or exchange of lands. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $9,104. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver., J.
1. ITraud: fraudulent representations : evidence in re value of property. — Prior to November 29, 1918, the defendant, Farlow, was the owner of 569 acres of unimproved land in Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada. On the day named, he entered into a written contract to convey the property to one Beebe for the named consideration of $5,000. Soon thereafter, Beebe, alleging that he had been deceived by Farlow’s false and fraudulent representations, began legal proceedings to rescind the agreement. Later, Farlow and Beebe compromised their differences upon payment by Farlow of damages in the sum of…
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