French v. Freeman

This is an action for rescission of a contract of sale of fourteen acres of land near San Jose, upon the ground of the alleged fraud of the defendant in inducing the plaintiff to enter into the contract.

Briefly, the facts of the case are as follows: The defendant inserted an advertisement in a local newspaper offering the land in question for sale for $18,000, and describing it as being the finest sediment soil and possessing the best artesian well in the county. Plaintiff saw this advertisement, and, accompanied by his wife and two men, none of whom were farmers by vocation, he called upon…