Lawless v. Raddis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Ottawa County; T. L. Brozm, Judge. Action by Paul Raddis against P. J. Lawless and John S. ■ Hale to recover money obtained, by deceit and fraud; Judgment for the plaintiff against Lawless, who brings error.
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Error from District Court, Ottawa County; T. L. Brozm, Judge. Action by Paul Raddis against P. J. Lawless and John S. ■ Hale to recover money obtained, by deceit and fraud; Judgment for the plaintiff against Lawless, who brings error. Paul Raddis, defendant in error, alleges that on April 7, 1910, the plaintiff in error, P. J. Lawless, together with one John S. Hale, represented to said defendant in error that said Lawless had a tract of land for sale; that the same was free and clear of incumbrances; that he offered to loan defendant in error the sum of $1,000 on his promissory note, to be…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
ROBERTSON, C.
(after stating the facts as above). The first error assigned in the brief of plaintiff in error is “the facts are not sufficient to sustain the verdict.” The petition states a good cause of action, and the sufficiency of its allegations, charging deceit and fraud, is in no wise questioned by plaintiff in error. The consideration of the above assignment, therefore, necessitates a complete review of all the evidence. We 'have examined the same with care, and do not agree with counsel for plaintiff in error. On the contrary, there is ample evidence to sustain the verdict…
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