Fischer v. Lee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from, a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced January 9, 1899, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants.
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Appeal from, a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced January 9, 1899, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants. In October, 1894, R. B. Lee applied to the appellants for a line of credit to the amount of $5,000. They required of him a statement of his financial condition, which he promptly furnished in writing, showing that he owned not less than $25,000 worth of personal property, and a like amount of real estate, above all liabilities. During the months of October, November and December, 1894, he…
1Opinion of the CourtRiely, J.
It cannot be doubted upon the evidence that the pianos were obtained from the appellant by the appellee, R. B. Lee, under false pretences. If the controversy were alone between him and the appellant, the transaction could not possibly be upheld. The *162fact, that he bought the pianos with the express, as well as implied, representation that they were needed for.sale in the regular course of trade, of which he was experiencing a strong revival, and endeavoring by urgent letters and telegrams to Fasten their shipment to supply sales and meet demands for pianos, but promptly, after their arrival in…
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