Farr v. Peterson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
' Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county; R..G-. Siebeokee, . Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brought his action praying for the reforma-lion and specific performance of a certain written contract, •dated July 9, 1892, for the conveyance of a certain farm in Marquette county by him to the defendant P. H. Peterson, and the correction and reformation of' a subsequent deed of «conveyance of said farm, dated July 14, 1892, made in pursuance of said…
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' Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marquette county; R..G-. Siebeokee, . Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brought his action praying for the reforma-lion and specific performance of a certain written contract, •dated July 9, 1892, for the conveyance of a certain farm in Marquette county by him to the defendant P. H. Peterson, and the correction and reformation of' a subsequent deed of «conveyance of said farm, dated July 14, 1892, made in pursuance of said contract, by inserting in said contract and ■■deed, as a part of the description of the lands therein de•scribed, the words,…
1Opinion of the CourtPinney, J.
1. There is no preponderance of evidence against the finding of the court upon the issue on the equitable cause of action set out in the complaint. It would be of no service to set out the substance of the evidence, or to enter upon any discussion of it. That part of the judgment which denies the plaintiff any equitable relief must therefore be affirmed.
2. Whether the defendant, in the exercise of ordinary care and prudence, as an ordinarily intelligent man, under the circumstances shown in this case, ought to have relied upon the statements and representations made to him, and to have…
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