George L. Storms & Co. v. Horton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for goods sold and delivered, brought by-defendant’s appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Coats, J. ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The pleadings in this case are in effect as follows : The complaint and bill of particulars charge the defendant with an indebtedness of $122.74 for goods sold, and credit him' with $49.10; the answer alleges that the $49.10 was paid and received under a compromise agreement and in full settlement of the defendant’s account; the reply avers that the plaintiff was induced to make such agreement and accept said payment by the false and fraudulent representations of the defendant that he was in financial difficulty and was able to pay but forty per cent, of his indebtedness, and that he could…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McVeigh v. RipleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Huntington v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- Argall v. CookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bradbury v. City of South NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907