Coleman v. Strong

Opinion by

LYONS, C.

Tbe trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition, and from tbis order tbe plaintiff appeals.

Tbe plaintiff alleges that tbe defendant in tbe action fraudulently induced tbe plaintiff, who was an ignorant, illiterate negro, to purchase a worthless mule,, said mule being sold with a warranty and being represented to be young, sound, and a first class mule. Plaintiff alleges that these representations were all false, that tbe mule was old, diseased, and practically worthless. The defendant thereupon induced the plaintiff to accept a- second mule which turned out to…