Legal Opinion
Crichfield v. Julia
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 16, 1906No. 229PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Iii Error to the Circuit Court oí the United' States for the Southern District of New York. Writ of error by defendant in the court below to review judgment for plaintiff entered upon the verdict of a jury in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought to recover $100,000, for damages for breach of contract. The material recitals in the said contract are summarized by the court in its charge to the jury as follows:
“The contract was entered into in the city of Mexico. It contains a recital that the plaintiff represented that he knew of the location of certain large and valuable asphalt deposits in Venezuela; that he believed them to contain more than 2,000,000 tons of crude asphalt, of a good quality for paving purposes, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief a concession could be…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wakeman v. Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Laidlaw v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Anvil Mining Co. v. HumbleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Taylor v. . BradleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Southwest Battery Corp. v. OwenTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Harvey Ward Locke v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1960
- M & R Contractors & Builders, Inc. v. MichaelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Hoffer Oil Corporation v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929
- Shannon v. Shaffer Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
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