Griffing v. Diller
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Jane R. Griffing against William E.- Differ and Frederick A. Condit for damages suffered from a conspiracy alleged to have been entered into between defendants to induce plaintiff to exchange her land for land owned by defendant Differ, by means of false and fraudulent representations as to such land.
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Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Jane R. Griffing against William E.- Differ and Frederick A. Condit for damages suffered from a conspiracy alleged to have been entered into between defendants to induce plaintiff to exchange her land for land owned by defendant Differ, by means of false and fraudulent representations as to such land. From a judgment entered on a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought against the defendants to recover damages for fraud sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of an exchange of property brought about by the joint fraudulent misrepresentations of the defendants. It appears that the plaintiff was the owner of certain property in New Canaan, Conn., and the defendant *408Diller was the owner of certain real estate in the city of New York, com sisting of an apartment house at the southeast corner of 124th street and Fourth avenue, which the defendant Condit had in his hands for sale or exchange. It was claimed upon the part of the plaintiff…
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