Rawson v. Harger
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal ‘from Polk District Comt. In 1869 the defendant claimed to be the owner of a patent right for an alleged improvement in steam furnaces for fanning the fire, commonly called a blower. At that time, and subsequently, in consideration of the conveyance by the 'plaintiff of certain real estate, and promissory notes given him, the defendant sold and assigned said patent for certain specified territory to the plaintiff.
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Appeal ‘from Polk District Comt. In 1869 the defendant claimed to be the owner of a patent right for an alleged improvement in steam furnaces for fanning the fire, commonly called a blower. At that time, and subsequently, in consideration of the conveyance by the 'plaintiff of certain real estate, and promissory notes given him, the defendant sold and assigned said patent for certain specified territory to the plaintiff. The latter claims he made said purchase through and by reason of certain false and fraudulent representations of the defendant; and that the defendant was not the original…
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
To use the language of counsel for the appellant, “A rescission, recovery and reconveyance is grounded upon the alleged false and fraudulent representations by the defendant respecting the said patent,- to-wit: that the patent was a valid one; that the defendant was the inventor thereof; that it was entirely new and of great utility; whereas the patent was not legal or valid, nor was the defendant the original inventor, nor was it entirely new, or of any utility or valúe; that said representations were' relied upon by- the *271plaintiff, but were false, to the knowledge of defendant. It is…
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