Brown v. Doyle
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Meeker county, Powers, J., denying his motion for a new trial and reducing a verdict and judgment of $850 in favor of defendant to $550.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Action on a promissory note for $300 and interest, executed for part of the purchase price of a stallion. The defendant counterclaimed damages for breach of an alleged warranty as to the qualities of the horse as a breeder. The allegations of the answer are that, in order to induce the defendant to buy the horse, the plaintiff falsely and fraudulently represented and stated to the defendant that the stallion was a good, first-class horse for begetting colts, and that he would get with foal 40 per cent, of all mares that defendant would breed him to; that in reliance on such representations…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McCorkell v. KarhoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Wilson v. FullerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Truesdale v. FriedmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Nelson v. GjestrumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Nickey v. ZonkerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
- Dodson Fruit Co. v. GalanterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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