Bowman v. Bates

OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Logan.

Bow man was the proprietor of 500 acres of land in the lili» neis grant, which has been found to contain salt -water ■; and whilst ignorant of this discovery, he alleges that the appellees, well knowing the circumstance, as well as relying on his want of information, imposed a fraud upon him in the purchase of 250 acres, containing said water.

To evince the fraudulent intention in the purchase, he seis forth Ms residence ia the county of Shenandoah, *48in Virginia; that the appellee James being then in Virginia, his brother and codefendant, just informed of the…