Hovey v. Brown
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for deceit in the sale of land. Plea, tbe general issue. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to show the following facts: December 3, 1873, the defendant conveyed to the plaintiff a lot of land in Hoolcsett.
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Case, for deceit in the sale of land. Plea, tbe general issue. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to show the following facts: December 3, 1873, the defendant conveyed to the plaintiff a lot of land in Hoolcsett. Several days before said "conveyance, one Gordon, a son-in-law of the defendant (who lived on the premises about a year), had a talk with the plaintiff in regard to a sale of the premises, and subsequently the plaintiff went to Hooksett and examined the land, Gordon pointing out some of the boundaries, and representing to tbe plaintiff that a certain piece of woodland was included in…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
The defendant moves to set aside the verdict “because the declaration is insufficient.” The defects in the declaration have not been pointed out. There seem to be some grammatical errors; but bad grammer will not vitiate a declaration, if its fair meaning can be ascertained.
The objection that the damages are excessive is not sustained. The evidence on this point, recited in the reserved case, is verymeagre: indeed, we are not informed what amount of damages was awarded by the jury. To justify the setting aside of a verdict because of excessive damages, it should appear that they were so…
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