Ladd v. Moore
The Superior Court of New York City
This was an action of trover, brought to recover a quantity of silver ware, alleged to have been obtained by the defendant from the plaintiff under fraudulent statements, as to his pecuniary condition.
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This was an action of trover, brought to recover a quantity of silver ware, alleged to have been obtained by the defendant from the plaintiff under fraudulent statements, as to his pecuniary condition. The cause was tried before the Hon. Selah B. Strong, one of the justices of the supreme court, on the 19th day of February, 1848. Hpon the trial, it appeared that the plaintiff was a dealer in jewelry in the city of Hew York; that in the spring of 1845, the defendant, who was keeping a hotel, in the city, called upon him to purchase silver ware, consisting of table and tea spoons; and made…
1Opinion of the CourtBy the Court. Campbell, J.
The defendant, in April, 1845, purchased from the plaintiff, silver ware to the amount of four hundred and eighty dollars, paying in cash two hundred dollars, and giving his note at sixty days for the remaining two hundred and eighty dollars. The plaintiff, subsequent to the sale, learned that the defendant had procured the goods upon fraudulent misrepresentations ; that, at the time of the purchase, he stated that he was not in debt, and was in a good business, whereas he was greatly embarrassed, and his property covered by chattel mortgages, and subject to heavy judgments. He commenced this…
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