Sibley v. Southland Life Ins. Co.

HARVEY, C.

This is an action for deceit founded upon a false representation and a false promise made by the plaintiff in error S. W. Sibley and the Kean Lumber Company to the defendant in error, the Southland Life Insurance Company, in a land transaction. The insurance company recovered judgment for damages against both defendants. Sibley alone appealed, and the judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 11 S.W.(2d) 250.

In its petition, the insurance company alleges, and the proof shows, that Sibley engaged one J. C. Ellis, a joint broker for all the parties, to negotiate a trade of…