Dent v. McGrath
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 54 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM FLEMING CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 2 Duvall, 156; Warren vs. Barker £y Co. 1 BIctcalfe, 571; Tipton vs. Triplett.
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CASE 54 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM FLEMING CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 2 Duvall, 156; Warren vs. Barker £y Co. 1 BIctcalfe, 571; Tipton vs. Triplett. Revised Statutes, chapter 22, 1 Stanton, 264. 3 Marshall, 448; 15 B. Mon., 445. 8 B. Mon., 422; 3 Mon., 44. Massachusetts Revision, p, 472. Virginia Revision, p. 579. 4.Monroe, 9 ; Waggener vs. Bells. 6 B. Mon., 473 ; 3 J. J. Mar., 490. •' CITED— 2 Kent, page 536. 5 Gill Sy Johnson, 110; Hyatt vs. Boyle. ■ 2 Duvall, 156; Warren vs. Barker, ¿yc.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE ROBERTSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
The appellant, as auctioneer, sold to the, appellee, as highest bidder, a buggy as the property of one Wilson. The persons present at the sale, distrustful of the title of Wilson, who was a non-resident stranger, seeming reluctant to bid, the appellant, to inspire confidence and procure a good price, announced that “he knew Wilson well, and he was all right, and he (auctioneer) would warrant that his title was good.”
That assurance stimulated bidding, and seems to have induced the appellee to buy the buggy, and afterwards to sell it in good…
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